Fairly recently, the Syrian
government used sarin gas against its own civilians in areas hostile to the
government, killing over a thousand people. An agreement was reached in which
Syria agreed to hand over their weapons. However, the issue remains that Syria
is killing thousands of innocent people through more traditional means. The
question is: Is this any more acceptable than killing innocent people with
chemical weapons? Little action is being taken to stop the Syrian government
from killing its own people without the use of chemical weapons. The use of
chemical weapons seemed to get the whole world up in arms because of their “indiscriminate”
destructive force. What really needs to occur is some kind of international
tribunal to prosecute the entities responsible for these killings. It is not
enough for them to hand over the weapons that they used. They need to face
justice for their horrendous actions.
If the US
presses for charges against Syria, several other countries will press charges
against Israel for occupying land originally earmarked for the Palestinians.
The situation presents itself as quite a stalemate. If one side acts, the other
side will counter, so options are very limited. Israel is a strong ally of the
US, so it would be very difficult to put them in a position where they could be
vulnerable. To resolve the issue of Syria killing its own people without taking
military action, very smart and pragmatic policy must be enacted. We must
recognize that things are not perfect as are, but also realize all possible
ramifications for different courses of action.
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