Where does one start on red lines and U.S. presidents?
Yes, it’s not just Obama drawing red lines, it’s Trump following in his footsteps. The United States has been falling way behind when it comes to world leadership, particularly on Syria. We can thank Russia for taking our spot on the world stage, thanks in turn to a lack of foreign policy strategy.
Trump cannot have a successful presidency if genocide happens under his watch. President Trump, likewise has literally been hand and foot exactly the same as Obama on Syria.
What happened to, “make America great again?” America has always been a leader in world affairs. Yes we do make mistakes, and some of them have been big. But the mess we have left in Syria to the Russians, who by all accounts are the main culprit now in the mass killings in Syria.
By using their new technology, military technology for a fraction of the cost by helping their friend Assad. The Russians have saved millions if not hundreds of millions of dollars by testing their new military equipment on the Syrians. All in preparation for a hypothetical battle/war with the United States, and one could argue that the Russians are doing a damn good job of it.
President Trump could do so much better by being the maverick president that he said he would be, that “ear pulling” stunt he pulled, you know the one that your mama gave you when you were younger for causing trouble.
President Trump would do himself so much better by not following in Obama’s foot steps. If he draws a red line in Syria, chemical weapons must his your “redline.”
Assad has used chemical weapons again, and we still did not do anything about it.
As we claim to be the strongest country in the world, we have blood our hands, Syrian blood. Yes, Russia’s doing the killing, but we are doing the watching. Who’s more guilty? Our humanity has been tested, and we have done nothing. But that does not mean we cannot change course. Humanity can always do better.
Mr. Trump can turn this whole thing around. Talk to the Russians to get them to back off. Mr. Trump would do his country and his presidency a great service to not follow in Obama’s footsteps on Syria.
Assad must be removed, by any means necessary. Too many lives have been lost. Too much money has been spent on putting a Band-Aid on a gushing wound.
This revolution in Syria will never end — if we keep doing nothing. Russia could try to exterminate every Syrian, and it won’t work.
Fighting for your rights can’t end with your own death. So it is a war lost from the beginning by the oppressors Assad, Russia and Iran. This is something they thought they could control by killing and suppressing the Syrian people.
Seven years later, the strong brave Syrians have proved that to be true.
We don’t need boots on the ground. There are too many boots on the ground. We need Safe zones, and we need no fly zones so Syrians can finally claim their country, like they almost did just a few years ago before Russia decided to get involved with their jets and helicopters.
President Trump needs to be a man of his word, and not be like Obama on Syria. Stop the civilian bloodshed.
Obeid Kaifo is a first-generation Syrian-American, Muslim millennial born in L.A. and raised in Aurora and Denver. His parents are from Aleppo; he’s the son of a small-business owner. Kaifo is a National Board Member of the Syrian American Council. He is one of the co-founders of Coalition for an Inclusive Colorado, creating and supporting community events that protect and respect the rights of those who wish to call Colorado home.