Having lived in the middle east for most of my life, i have come to have a strong bond and connection with the region. I have met many people that come from Syria and therefore have created a personal connection with the country. Consequently the conflict there is of great interest of me. Not only from a personal perspective but more of a geopolitical one. I find it interesting to see how foreign nations interact with the turmoils inside a country. Especially having seen what happened during the arab spring, i find it shocking to see how little the international community is doing in promotion of the aid and defence of the Syrian peoples. Having gone through the Egyptian revolution and having first hand witnessed the consequences of which I can say that I can relate more than many concerning having to live in a place in turmoil. I understand the fear of going out during the day and night because you are scared for what might happen to you. I know what it is like going to bed while seeing and hearing bullets outside your own house. All i can say is that even in how calm and mellow the aggressiveness of the Egyptian revolution was in comparison with the Syrian civil war, the situation is far form pleasant, and it is not a living situation in which anyone would want to endure.
Having said this I find it intolerable that any self respecting powerful nation could allow the atrocities, from whichever side, to happen. I am not insisting that nations intervene and police the syrian people, but I do insist that the rights of the people are respected. War as a conflict is very much a part of humanity and it is i many senses the key to human history, however that does not justify it. It is because of this that I think that any country that has the means or the power to stop the conflict and end the misery of the people should not only do so, but also has the moral obligation to help the people of the country they are protecting. For once I am glad that the US is taking the authority of saying that it is time for the conflict in Syria to end. I was always a bit of a critic of US foreign policy, however for once I agree with the administration when it says that Syria has had enough turmoil. I am not promoting that the US goes in only to cause more turmoil, but that it seeks to end the conflict, since no country has made any concrete effort to do so. If it comes in their interests or not politically, it is of little concern to me, i am just content with the fact that finally there is a country that wants to do something about the situation within Syria. I think the time has come where people have to really stop looking at themselves and then considering the lives of others. If you want to know what someones life is like, put on his shoes and walk around in them.