Syrian Civil War

Syrian Civil War

By: K

Protesters of a small Southern City in Syria took to the streets after hearing of students being tortured for putting up graffiti that was anti-government. ("nytimes.com," 2013) The Syrian government which is a dictatorship sent in troops to stop the protests and it escalated quickly into violence and has now spread throughout the country. ("nytimes.com," 2013) The situation in Syria is affecting nations all over the world as the country is spiraling into a deep state of civil war. The United States is a great force in the world today and needs to try and help with this situation. Innocent people are being killed in Syria on a daily basis, as the death toll has climbed well into the thousands. The United States government does not need to stand back and watch they need to act and help restore order in this country by helping set up stable government, protect the neighboring nations, and stop the violence and killing.

The government of Syria is in a very fragile state and needs to be helped by a country such as the United States that knows how to have a stable government and make it thrive. As a nation that is well organized, the United States has rights that are given to the people such as freedom of speech, which allows people to say what they want when and where they want. In a dictatorship such as Syria, people are not granted that kind of right and can be punished for it. ("nytimes.com," 2013) The United States needs to try and help the people of Syria by going in and helping put in place some kind of government order. The fact that their government is in shambles is a huge factor in helping this nation as they are ruled by one man and he can do what he wants. The people of Syria have no say as to what goes on in their country which is a good reason why they are in the scenario they are in now. The people of Syria are being held captive by this dictator and a small group of political leaders and are being attacked by their army that is supposed to be protecting them. It is a tough situation for the United States to be in, but it is a very important issue as the U.S. has the power to help make the situation better.

Other nations around Syria are being affected as the war is spilling over into these other nations and drawing people into the war. This needs to be intervened because it is becoming a situation of maintaining international peace and security. For example, small battles that have broken out between the Syrian forces and the Turkish forces at their Turkish border. (Alkshali, 2013) Also, Jordan, a neighboring nation is having their borders invaded by the Syrian militants, and Lebanon is being affected as civil unrest and riots have broken out due to the uprising in Syria. (Alkshali, 2013) The U.S. needs to intervene because the world does not need another world war to break out. This can