Re: "The U.S. Should Act"
There are some serious issues to deal with here. One there is no nice guys
on either side. We have the government which does allow Muslims, Christians
and Jews to live in the same country. On the other side we have the fanatics
and terror groups mixed in with the ordinary folks. This is a civil war and it
won't end for a while. The trouble is if we get rid of the government the one coming
in is worse than what they have.
What I am really worried about is, this might be the training ground for a strike on Iran
and the build up is always the same. See what the Russians do, or the Chinese.
And don't forget if we strike them, Iran is going to react giving licence to take measures
against them This is a case where the west should mind its own business and leave
well enough alone. When will we stop bleading ourselves dry to get involved in other
peoples business?
I agree DG...
And, Iran has stated, (according to reports) that if the US strikes Syria, it will retaliate against Isreal. Basically, a can of worms! The UN is utterly useless in these situations, despite being created to address issues exactly like this one. The UN has let in rogue states so that it s basically unable to act on anything. These rogue states are basically run by despots who don't care how many innocent people get killed, because they kill their own too (maybe not with chemicals) but still.....
It's frustrating for me to think thousands of innocent people have been killed in Syria, and I feel compelled to say - let them kill each other as they deserve it - but most Syrians don't - the average joe doesn't deserve what is happening so how can we stand by and let it happen? There has to be a better way of ensuring no additional innocents are lost, but it's beyond me what the answer is.
Posters have stated that not sending in funds and using embargo's would calm the situation but as long as Russia stands behind Syria, you know that's not going to change the situation. They have vetoed everything that's come up in the UN (along with China) so do you think that they'd actually honor the embargo? As someone stated earlier, they've too much to loose. Besides, look at Iran - they've had embargo's for years and who suffers? Certainly not the big-wigs!! So what's the solution?
Hopefully, someone waaaaayyyyyy smarter than I will come up with a solution soon. The killing needs to stop - from all sides. How to do that so that the ME doesn't explode remains the big issue
JMHO