Syria,Syria, Syria, that's all you hear on the news lately. It has become a major problem not just to America but for all the countries in United Nations. The Syrian government and its civilians are in the middle of this civil war, and 100's innocent children and adults are dying everyday because of this. This all started back in 2011 when a group of people peacefully protected against the government. The government responded by trying to silence these activist, but that quickly backfired. The government eventually turned to open fire on these protest. From there the violence continued, the power struggle between the government and its citizens continues and the end didn't seem near. This quickly escalated to a civil war. Now it seems like the government is loosing so much control that they are going to desperate measures to get back full control over their land. The US government has enough evidence to conclude that recently the Syrian government under Assad decided to use chemical weapons against its own citizen killing hundreds. Obama says that this is a risk to the US's national security, that the use of the chemical weapons could increase and even get into the hands of terrorists. Obama does have a point here but i personally don't believe the US army should intervene in Syria. I think that would just end up making things worse. the government could be angered by the US infiltrating their land, and might turn on the U.S and send their missiles and chemicals weapons here. Then what would we do? Just like the article "where does hate come from" states violence begets violence. why cant we come up with a different resolution? Can't the Assad regime compromise with their citizens so that the innocent don't die or have to flee their homes, their lives, and everything they know. I don't understand why the American government needs to be involved in everything. What the U.S Should do is send money to help the Hospitals set up in Syria. I know that with the hundreds that were injured in the crossfire between the rebels and government, these hospitals must need more funding for medical supplies to help heal all these people. Although Obama did say no men will land in Syria (We will not put boots on the ground.) its still kind of hard to believe everything our government says, they are so quick to grab a weapon when ever someone is doing something wrong , they never consider what they could be doing to help the current situation which in turn will help Syria in the future.
So what exactly is limited duration and scope? He doesn't really clarify what the US will be doing there. I just hope a resolution is found as soon as possible. Too many people have already died. If America can help in a positive, effective and efficient way then I think they should do whatever they can to help. There must me some way to negotiate with Assad and the rebels so that everyone is satisfied. But maybe i'm just a believer, that has to much faith in humanity. Or maybe violence is just a part of the human condition. But hey, what do I know about international politics and how to solve civil wars in the middle east, as college freshman in an English 120, these problems are astronomical to my daily trials. Obama even states, " The American people have the good sense to know we cannot resolve the underlining conflict in Syria with our Military, " and this is the only statement the President said that I can truly say I agree with wholeheartedly.
I also agree that getting involved in the Syrian conflict will make things worse. Many other countries are refusing to use military forces against Syria and I think it would be best if the US followed them. Yes, it is sad and cruel that there is constant war going on in the middle east, but I feel that no matter how much we try, there won't be peace for anyone in that region any time soon. I think that for now, Obama should be more concerned with the problems of the nation that he is actually responsible for, and fix them. I fear that our constant interference in the wars of other countries will be a major cause for a possible third world war, and no one would want that.
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