So I know I haven't been this vocal about the political scene in quite some time, but I feel that this issue regarding chemical weapons and our government's response deserves more time and comments as it is such a charged issue. Its been a while since an issue such as this has had such far reaching implications. What started as a simple protest in Syria has turned into a civil war lasting more than two years with both sides committing almost equally grave atrocities and involved in a stalemate that doesn't look like it will end any time soon. And then there is the issue of President Ass(ad) using chemical weapons against his people. Our initial fumbled response by our dithering president was to immediately react, bomb Syria, and show them who is boss. Then he backed down figuring he could pass the buck to Congress should they decide to allow him to go in a do some bombing. Now, the latest in his back-pedaling fiasco, O(bomb)a has decided to put the decision for a military strike on hold in an attempt to work with the Russians to take the chemical weapons away from President Ass(ad). Allegedly, the Syrians have agreed to let a group of "monitors" come into their civil war zone and take their chemical weapons away from them. You heard that correctly, the Syrians have volunteered to hand over their chemical weapons to the Russians to have them destroyed. Are there no alarm bells ringing in any body's head? From a country that just a week ago denied that it even had chemical weapons to this week where it will hand over their chemical weapons to be destroyed, does nothing sound a tad bit fishy? But it gets better. The Russians had this idea, the long time ally of Syria and perhaps one of their greatest supporters. Don't get me wrong, anything that will get chemical weapons out of the hands of Ass(ad) is a fantastic thing, but will we get all of them? To me, this reeks of subterfuge. I can not fathom how such a devious government as Syria would collect all their chemical weapons and just hand them over without question. This is all just political games that are being played. I guarantee that Putin, with the thought that we might actually go in and bomb his little friend, gave his friend Ass(ad) a call, and pretty much said, "Let's placate those bastards in the west, give them "all" of your chemical weapons (ha ha ha), and we will have the U.N. destroy them all." I would say, why don't you gather all the weapons and Put(in) your Ass(ad).
As I said, if this actually works and all the chemical weapons are removed and destroyed (which I highly doubt they will get all of them), then the world will be a little better place. Yet that still leaves that country in the middle of a civil war, albeit without the chemical weapons that can be used against their own people. Yet, I don't see how this will all work itself out. There are still the Arab nations speaking out against this initiative saying that it does not stem the flow of blood from the people in that country and it does nothing to stop the civil war. No offense, its not our civil war. I would much rather see things resolved peacefully, yet we are far past that point with almost no hope of returning to it anytime soon. I would say that while we are "gathering" the chemical weapons and the world is distracted with that task, we send in an elite seal team and take out the Ass(ad) at the head of Syria. If that doesn't stop the blood shed, then perhaps we send in a few more seal teams with elite sniper divisions and start picking off anyone in power. If you remove the head of the best, the body will writhe for a time but eventually it will wither and die. If we really want to show our true power, we must do it with subterfuge and deviousness, just like they do. Pick off their top people and send the message, "this is the beginning, take heed and end this civil war lest more people get sniped." OK, so that's probably not the morally correct thing to do either, but to me its more acceptable than bombing them with the great possibility of inflicting collateral damages. Switching my train of thought before I wrap this up, it is amazing to me how little people care about the political environment and what is happening around the world. Out of all my friends, most would say they don't care and don't want to discuss it. Yet, this issue alone, if not handled correctly on the world stage, could lead to nuclear weapons being pointed in all the wrong directions. Iran is watching to see how this all plays out. You know what they are seeing? A President of the United States of America who can't make a damn decision when it comes to foreign policy in this case. Israel is watching as well. So is China and the rest of the world. What are they seeing? A country that used to hold the greatest military and political power wavering in the face of an indecisive leader. I only hope that O(bomb)a makes a decision that he actually stands behind for once and stops painting the picture that we are a weak country. We still have the greatest military in the world, yet without a strong leader, what is the use? The next few weeks will sure be telling in terms of the world stage, and I only wish that more people my age actually cared about what is going on, not just for the sake of the lives being lost, but also in terms of what it means for our children and the world that they will grow up in.
I care Alex!
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