I will only ask the reader of this article to thoroughly examine the headlines that are associated with every Gulf summit, and see how the media embellishes words of appreciation and praise and falsifies the achievements of the GCC that are expressed by the Gulf officials, overlooking the ambitions and aspirations of the people. It looks as though the establishment of this Council or strategic gathering was only ratified and approved 30 days or 30 months ago, ignoring the requirements and priorities of the people, although the Council has been established for 30 years. The majority of the headlines that appeared before the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit was held, came as follows: Gulf hopes pinned on the Gulf Summit in Kuwait; The 30th GCC Summit will have a positive impact on the economies of the Gulf countries; The Kuwait Summit will be an opportunity to enhance relations among Gulf countries; The importance of the Gulf Summit stems from the hot developments taking place in the region and the ability of the GCC countries to confront the challenges; The Kuwait Summit convenes under very critical conditions. Based on the abovementioned headlines, it becomes clear that the media and some journalists insist on sharing the coverage with the official and exaggerating the expectations and overestimating many achievements, half of which are "false" and only very few of these achievements have been achieved in reality. I will not touch on the political and economic dossier, the financial crisis, the border crises, Iran's nuclear program, and the phenomenon of terrorism. These topics have been widely discussed and will continue to be addressed by writers for many years. What I want to draw the attention of the Kuwait Summit to are the dossiers pertaining to the people, ones that deserve to be regarded as a priority, although some of them have been carried on a back of a turtle for 30 years, a turtle that has not reached the middle of the road to arrive to a Gulf capital. Rather, it is still reeling and stumbling and unable to pass, and diving in a deep "bureaucratic" sea. When will the GCC be able to fulfill the ambitions and aspirations of its people? Do the Gulf people have to wait for another 30 years to see a glimmer of hope in the tunnel of a Council that is loaded with popular wishes and encumbered with governmental bureaucracy?! The phenomenon of delaying the decisions and keeping them unimplemented is still a phantom pursuing the Gulf Summits in all of their rounds. Some of these decisions were endorsed 20 years ago and are still unimplemented. What worries Gulf citizens worries their governments. These citizens also live the concerns and crises of the region, interact with them, and extend their humanitarian hand to them. But these citizens do not admire the "similar" and traditional statements and exaggerated headlines for minor acts issued by the Gulf Summits. They want concrete and genuine achievements that help them facilitate their daily affairs, security, health, and livelihood, especially since they come from countries that are rich in oil and gas. I believe there is a pressing need to pave the way and open the doors for listening to popular criticism, raise the demands, and launch direct dialogues with specialized committees, in addition to distributing surveys and questionnaires that help the officials in the council's secretariat-general to speed up the pace and mechanism of work, so as to serve the unifying march of the council and its future plans. Every year, politicians meet to make decisions on behalf of the peoples, and then issue a concluding statement that "buries" half of its content before the guests leave the airport of the hosting capital. Why doesn't the Council listen to the voice of the Gulf people and their opinion vis-à-vis its councils and decisions?! Is this considered as an attempt to "exclude" and reject the voice of the citizen?! Why aren't there Gulf programs that contribute to activating the people's participation in the decisions of the council? Do the politicians view the Gulf citizens as "immature" and as not entitled to decide when it comes to these issues, and should remain under tutelage? Hasn't the Gulf society become educated, aware, and ambitious? And doesn't this society know how to express itself and its wishes and is able to make the appropriate decision once it is landed the confidence that is "denied for it?" Will there remain someone who thinks on behalf of these "minor" citizens, because they are unqualified and have not reached adulthood in the eyes of the politicians?! The politicians in the Gulf countries should realize that it is not in the interest of their countries to keep the Gulf people as spectators who repeat "the cough" of the governments and reiterate: "One Gulf; one destiny; and one nation," because the new Gulf generations breath various cultures and read and watch the changes and developments taking place in the world. This makes these generations measure these changes and developments with what takes place in their countries. Therefore, we should listen to their voices and fulfill some of their ambitions and aspirations.
