Most of us
have heard of the civil war occurring in Syria, which started March 15th, 2011.
The country’s unrest, as well as the sounding areas, has been in headlines
around the world. Recently the United States has announced that it is going to
send arms in to Syria to help the Syrian rebels fight against the corrupted
government. An article on The Star.com describes how, that although the
Canadian government supports the U.S., they will not be sending arms in as
well.
When I first
heard the United States was sending arms in to Syria I had a terrible feeling of Déjà Vu.
Hadn’t this exact situation happened before? Was it not the United States who
supplied weapons to Afghanistan rebels in an attempt to regain peace? And
didn’t that in turn create the last decade of war and turbulence between those
two countries? Although I support Syria’s attempts to over throw their oppressive
government, I think that if the United States sends in weapons, it could back
fire against both them and the innocent Syrian civilians. While it seems
unlikely, I hope Syria will be able to resolve their conflict in a non-violent
way, because as their country stands right now, their residences are not going
to be in a position to gain from further civil instability.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/06/16/canada_will_not_send_arms_to_syrian_rebels_asserts_harper_government.html
No comments:
Post a Comment