The Crisis in Syria

The Crisis in Syria is because of the government torturing their own citizens with saran gas, causing innocent civilians to struggle for their lives trying to survive. Some of the effects of this gas is causing the children to foam at the mouth and have deformities on their faces and hands and feet. This is one of the reasons people are wanting to go to war in Syria but we have kids who are dying because they don’t have food and we have people dying every day because of gang violence. That is why we need to help our own people. President Obama is considering an air strike against Syria so there wouldn't be any boots on the ground.

“It’s John McCain, whose meeting with President Obama persuaded him that blocking the Syria strike would be catastrophic” (Whitehead. Why we shouldn’t go to war in Syria). The role models for our country do nothing for this so called urgent Syria crisis. For example, “President Obama, despite the urgency of the Syria “crisis,” departed for the golf course with Vice President Biden 30 minutes after delivering his Syria speech” (Whitehead. Why we shouldn’t go to war in Syria). In other words, the leaders of our country sit around and watch others struggle and pay the price while they enjoy their day.

It seems as we were just getting out of the Afghanistan crisis when Obama and congress started in on a new crisis in Syria. We have already invested our time into Afghanistan and now Obama wants us over in Syria. It's like we are bringing our troops home only to go to another war. “No matter what the politicians say about the need for military action to set an example, send a message to terrorists, and show support for our “friends” in Israel and elsewhere, Americans are tired of these endless wars” (Whitehead. Why we shouldn’t go to war in Syria).