Syria's War Against Children Analysis

Many people do not realize that war involves everyone, not just the soldiers and countries that are involved in the war. Innocent people often get caught in war, and a lot of the time, there is nothing that they can do to avoid that. The war in Syria is a recent and ongoing problem. A picture that fully encompasses the effects of the war on innocent people is a picture of a young boy named Omran. The picture is of Omran sitting in an ambulance after an airstrike. He is completely covered in dirt, dust, and blood and he has a sad and hopeless look on his face. (Time) There are many people who oppose the United States’ involvement in the Syrian war, but there are also many other people who support it. This picture helps to reveal that the United States has a moral obligation to help protect …show more content…
Innocent people are caught in the crossfire. Many of the innocent people did not ask for war and they are not trying to get involved in it. Children such as Omran do not even understand what war truly is, but they are still a part of it. By looking at the look on the boy’s face, it is very evident that he is not only scared, but that he does not completely understand what is going on. (Time) In the article, “Syria’s War Against Children,” Max Fisher tells the story of a women named Shadia and the effects that the war in Syria have had on her family and the other innocent people around them. He explains how Shadia’s family was attacked by a gunman, and although all of the members of her family survived the incident, her son was injured and others were killed by other military gunmen later on in the day through random shootings. According to Shadia, the people that died, “included a pregnant women and a child… [who was] 18 months old” (Fisher). Fisher’s retelling of Shadia’s story helps to reveal the true severity of the problem that the innocent people that become wrapped up in the violence of war face. Later in the article, Fisher gives more examples of innocent people