Okay, first of all, I realize that this is a day late, but I'm terrible at remembering to do anything that I'm not used to doing (like keeping up with a blog), I apologize. So, yeah. Moving on.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23954889
So, I really haven't been paying very close attention to the whole Syria crisis deal, but from what I could gather from the article, the Syrian government didn't respond very well to an alleged chemical attack by rebel forces and now the US government is deciding whether or not to get militarily involved? I honestly don't think we should, otherwise it might become another Iraq, seeing as no one knows for sure if the government had anything to do with the attack, or if it even happened (again, going off of the article). It would certainly be a waste of resources, money and, most importantly, lives to get into another long, drawn out war over something that could've been over-exaggerated. But then again, if Syria, or the anyone in Syria, truly is plotting some huge, nefarious chemical-warfare-like scheme to harm the US population (or any population for that matter) someone should do something about it. I just don't know why it always has to be us. Why does the US always feel the need to play the hero, when things don't always work out in our favour (Korea, Vietnam)? Even when the senators offer something like a "limited and tailored use of the United States Armed Forces against Syria", it still seems like too much force and I feel like that's what gives the US such a bad reputation in a lot of the world. Maybe we should take a step back and stop shoving our nose into every single world problem. Somethings just need to work themselves out.
P.S. I swear I'll turn the rest in on time...
It's true that there was a bombing - that much has been proven. There's a slim chance that it might not have been used by the Syrian govt., but that's not the main point - it's illegal, according to the U.N., for anyone in the world to be in possession of these weapons. However, I agree with you wholeheartedly about the fact that we can't play the hero everytime and solve every conflict. Horrible strife is constantly stirring worldwide, but I think we should keep our nation out of those situations for safety reasons. We should still do everything we can to promote protection and rescue programs. However, in this case, it might be best to even refrain from THAT since both sides of the conflict involve a number of al-Qaeda supporters. Anyhoo, America has failed to take the right actions in this situation and has certainly been shamed by the world because of shenanigans like this...
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