Over the years, the United States of America has developed a reputation as a capable enforcer of justice, equality, and political freedom for nations that fall into turmoil and oppression. It has been willing, with sword in one hand and wallet in the other, to step across physical and political boundaries in order to establish stability in volatile regions whose conflicts have reached beyond self-preservation or self-liberation. These crusades have largely been carried out either in the name of global security or domestic prosperity but have always served as a display of American power and prestige as a global leader. Today, the United States is called upon yet again to descend into the fray that has arisen in Syria as rebels contend to usurp
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Assad and his officials have already proven that they are ruthless, power hungry, and capable. If they are to successfully smother the ambitions of the rebellion, they will not simply stop there. They will rise up beside their chief allies – Iran and Hezbollah, a militant Islamic Lebanese organization- to continue to act upon their cruel vendettas of ethnic, religious, and political purification that are directly opposed to the goals of democratic and civil rights groups. A significant factor of Assad’s vendetta is his hatred for the rebels who contend for his power. If he is allowed to capture rebel-controlled areas and effectively destroy their ability to produce resistance, he will likely be quick to exact revenge on the Sunni majority that has made his road to totalitarianism so difficult. This revenge will assuredly not be legal but will reflect the cruelty for which is infamous …show more content…
It also conveniently ignores the global refugee crisis and its economic implications while simultaneously failing to recognize the significance of the United States as a global leader who has been appointed, by the course of human history, as a voice for the oppressed. Assad cannot simply be left to fulfill his bloody agenda. If he is successful in his mission to obtain complete control over Syria, he will rise up beside America’s enemies in the Middle East and continue to cause havoc and disorder in a weakened land. He will continue the bloodshed and unapologetic denial of basic human rights, unless America stands up and brings his rampage to an
Assad and his officials have already proven that they are ruthless, power hungry, and capable. If they are to successfully smother the ambitions of the rebellion, they will not simply stop there. They will rise up beside their chief allies – Iran and Hezbollah, a militant Islamic Lebanese organization- to continue to act upon their cruel vendettas of ethnic, religious, and political purification that are directly opposed to the goals of democratic and civil rights groups. A significant factor of Assad’s vendetta is his hatred for the rebels who contend for his power. If he is allowed to capture rebel-controlled areas and effectively destroy their ability to produce resistance, he will likely be quick to exact revenge on the Sunni majority that has made his road to totalitarianism so difficult. This revenge will assuredly not be legal but will reflect the cruelty for which is infamous …show more content…
It also conveniently ignores the global refugee crisis and its economic implications while simultaneously failing to recognize the significance of the United States as a global leader who has been appointed, by the course of human history, as a voice for the oppressed. Assad cannot simply be left to fulfill his bloody agenda. If he is successful in his mission to obtain complete control over Syria, he will rise up beside America’s enemies in the Middle East and continue to cause havoc and disorder in a weakened land. He will continue the bloodshed and unapologetic denial of basic human rights, unless America stands up and brings his rampage to an