Civil war

In “Civil war in Syria Raises Questions about When to intervene,” Ja’anai Delany from PBS News Hour Extra talks about the Syrian civil war and how people had to leave their homes because of how dangerous it was. Also about 2.5 million people are in desperate need of food, medicine, and shelter.

“Who is Involved?”

The war in Syria is between the military loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and anti-regime protest fighters.

“Should The U.S Intervene?”

The United States and their allies support the anti-regime group and they said that they won’t intervene militarily unless President Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons. Hillary Clinton, the United States secretary said, “A lot of people are trying to figure out what could be an effective intervention that wouldn’t cause more death and suffering. We are thinking about all of this. There are all kinds of both civilian and humanitarian and military planning going on but the factors are just not there.”

Monitoring and tracking the fighting

The Free Syrian Army has untrained men with AK-47s, rocket launchers, and homemade bombs. While the government and the Assad supporters have warplanes, tanks, and other advanced weapons. To track the violations of the international human’s right law, Amnesty International USA uses satellite images to see the real impact of shelling, road blocks and other destruction throughout the country. The pictures will make it easier for them to tell who is controlling which geographical areas.

I don’t think the United States should intervene with the war because if they intervene it would probably start more problems.