American Intervention in Syria

This Revolution Belongs to the Syrian People. The Syrian Civil War which began on March 15, 2011 has taken the lives of an estimated 100,000 people, and this number continues to grow day by day. Since mid 2011 the Syrian people took to the streets demanding that President Bashar al-Assad is removed from power, which his family has held since 1971. However, President al-Assad has refused to give up power and instead has used military force against the Syrian people to suppress the uprising. The crisis in Syria is nothing but horrific, and while a solution to this problem must be met, American intervention which at this point seems highly likely to occur is not the correct response. Like most revolutions it is the bravery of the people and the spread of ideas and a drive for justice that truly holds together a people against an oppressive regime. It has been said that freedom is not free, and the Syrians just like the Congolese in 1960, or the Rwandans in 1959, or the Cubans in 1953, or the Russians in 1917 are learning first hand the price that freedom demands. To disturb the natural order of a revolution will be absurd and a deterrence in the process of establishing a republic by the Syrian people for the Syrian people. It is the duty of every citizen to ensure that his/her liberty remains vivid, and the power to bring about change in a nation will always be in the hands of the people. The Syrian people have proved that they are willing to go beyond the lengths of the human strength to achieve a nation of justice and freedom, this process does not call for American intervention. This historic moment belongs to the Syrian people and the Syrian people alone. The Failure of America's Intervention in Libya. "One of the world's longest-serving dictators is no more. The dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted. " These words were said after a NATO air strike sponsored by the United States had killed Libyan dictator Mummer Gaddafi, many people across the globe celebrated and believed that a true peace had been reached, it will be proved that they are willing however that American intervention in the Libyan Revolution will create more bloodshed. The Northern Mali Conflict began on January 15, 2012 when Tuareg rebels armed themselves and attacked the Malian government in order to achieve independence for Azawad, a large territory situated in Northern Mali. An estimated 5,000 people were killed during the Northern Mali Conflict, and an estimated 300,000 people were displaced. Peace wasn't reached until June 18, 2013 when the Malian government was able to achieve a peace treaty with the Tuareg rebels. But you may be asking how can this conflict be blamed on America's intervention in Libya? Well it is sadly overlooked by the media that the Tuareg were only able to create a threat to the Malian government when they armed themselves with weapons from Libya, weapons which can be traced back to American suppliers. These weapons which were used in Libya by Gaddafi's defense forces were then taken by the Tuareg back into Mali to use against the Malian government. Those that stood and fought with Gaddafi, which the United States helped overthrow then fled into Mali, thus creating a bigger threat against the Malian government, which had to call for international assistance to bring to an end the Northern Mali Conflict. BBC reported in 2011 that "before he was ousted, Col Gaddafi had helped broker a deal to end a Tuareg rebellion in Niger," implying that the Tuareg were not only a threat in Mali but in Niger as well. The New York Times as well reported that "after fight for Colonel Gadaffi as he struggled to stay in power, the Tuaregs helped themselves to a considerable quantity of sophisticated weaponry before returning to Mali. When they got here, they reinvigorated a longstanding rebellion and blossomed into a major challenge for this impoverished desert nation, an important American ally. More importantly it is even clear that the fighters who helped overthrow Gaddafi were Al-Qaeda terrorists, terrorists who fled to Syria once the Libyan Revolution had come to an end. These same terrorists are attempting to overthrow Assad, and the United States is intending to supply the opposition force in Syria, which include these Al-Qaeda terrorists, who will without a doubt use the weapons given to them against Americans when the chance presents itself. There is a clear message that can be found in the Libyan Revolution and the Northern Mali Conflict, and that is that American intervention in the Libyan Revolution led to the Northern Mali Conflict which then led to the deaths of thousands and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians. This is a critical example as to why the United States must remain as far away as possible from the revolutions throughout the Middle East, for the United States tends to cause more harm than good. Anti-U. S. Militants Among the Syrian Opposition. Among the opposition forces in Syria there are known terrorist organizations that can be linked to Al-Qaeda including al-Nusrah Front, The Victory Front among others. This indicates that the United States has been giving weapons and humanitarian assistance to terrorist organizations currently in Syria. Weapons that could be used against the United States and it's allies in the future. If the United States does intervene it runs the risk of handing advanced military weaponry to terrorist organizations, which can lead to further conflict in neighboring regions or create further conflict for the United States. Now ask yourself does if this risk is worth American intervention? If your answer is yes then welcome to my next point. The 2012 Benghazi Attack. One issues remained vivid during the 2012 US Presidential election, and the Obama Administration was under constant criticism for it's handling of the 2012 Beghazi Attack, which killed four Americans including U. S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. While many initially believed that the attack was a response to the American movie titled Innocence of Muslims which mocks Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, it was later revealed that the attack was sponsored by Islamist militants, the same Islamist militants who the United States supported during the Libyan Revolution. There was no issue more important in U. S. politics than the Beghazi attack, an attack which was sponsored by those that we supported during our unneeded intervention in the Libyan Revolution. Overview. It is critical to understand the examples of American intervention in revolutions throughout the Middle East and understand it's consequences and failures. Such as the failure that was Libya, which created the Northern Mali Conflict which led to many deaths and many more people being displaced to the 2012 Beghazi attack. The Untied States does not need to intervene in the Syrian Civil War, we have history as an indicated that such an intervention will most likely to lead to deadly consequences for others in the region and even Americans. Sources. . http://www.washingtonsblog.com...http://www.policymic.com...http://en.wikipedia.org...http://en.wikipedia.org...