That this discussion is falling on Holocaust Remembrance Day should at least give everyone a pause and a thought about Syria today.
This is a test for President Donald Trump!
Try searching for a strategic value of Syria to the United States on the internet and you will come up empty handed. That may be the reason the Donald Trump said just eight days ago that America would be leaving very soon. Our only reason that I can find for being there is to protect the hundreds of thousands of civilians who have been the victims of the continuous bombardment of their cities and towns by Bashar al-Assad’s air force.
A pin prick bombardment by America of Syrian army bases by the United States will not change Assad’s attack on his own people.
If the United States is actually concerned with the well-being of the Syrian people it is obvious that America would have to send a much larger army than the 2,000 or so troops currently there. This brings up the question of America’s willingness to protect people everywhere from genocide. Make no mistake Assad’s attacks are a form of genocide.
America’s history in protecting victims of genocide should be obvious. Most recently the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar (Burma) is the best example of pretending nothing was happening. Rwanda is another example. Historically America refused asylum for Jews attempting to escape the Holocaust during WII.
President Bill Clinton intervention in Bosnia is an example of America standing up to genocide.
No one seems to know or understand the mind of Donald Trump. If he were to stop the killing of people in Syria he would go down in history as a man who really does care about people.
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Oil fields is all I can think of and can’t imagine Trump caring about anyone much less someone from Syria.