Syrian War Research Paper

Zyrus Sabio
English 101A-Expository Composition
Mr. Kiwan
26 April 2012
World Leaders, Help Syria!
In every story, there are villains and heroes. Sometimes, there are lucky villains who have more power or capabilities than heroes; this is why some heroes are suppressed which causes villains to move freely. This is similar to Syria’s uprising story. Assad and his forces are the villains and have power, while Syrians who resist Assad are the heroes and are suppressed. The story started a year ago when a groop of teenagers wrote the statement, “THE PEOPLE WANT THE REGIME TO FALL” on a wall. This statement threatened Syria’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad. When the teenagers were jailed and punished, a lot of people protested against the brutality
of Assad’s actions. After this, tensions between people and the government of Syria began and worsen. People began to protest to end Assad’s dictatorship, and Assad used force to deal with the protesters (Walt; Marquardt). In the story, the villains have full control on the state’s military forces and more powerful than the heroes. Because of this, Syrians are suppressed. Syrians have no power against the powerful force of their government; their only choice is to hide to avoid attacks that are caused by Assad and his forces. Some Syrians have no food and food and water, and some have trauma and fear. Because of this, leaders of the free world should make their stand, help Syrians gain freedom and stop Assad’s forces from killing more people. In the story of Syria’s uprising, there are two possible ending scenarios: Assad will resign or stay. The result whan Assad will resign is that Syrians will be free. However, if Assad stays, rtension will continue. This can lead tio more deaths. According to an article in The Telegraph, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that since Syria’s uprising begun, the recorded 8458 deaths; what is alarming is that 6,195 of these deaths involve civilians (“Baroness Amos Arrives in Syria as death Toll Climbs Towards 8,500”). Because of the alarming death toll, leaders from other countries must act to stop Assad in using force against his countrymen. Actually this kind of uprising is not new. People in Tunisia and Libya also went against their highest government leader, sacrificed their lives, and got helped from world leaders. For, example, in Libya, when Gadhafi ignored the protests of world leaders against his use of force, leaders from different countries planned air strikes to attack Ghadafi’s forces and prevent more deaths, but their plans are prevented by a resolution from the United Nations prohibits them to deploy their troops in Libya (“Uprising in Libya”). It is a good thing that the United Nations Security Council authorizes North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) warplanes to enforce a “no-fly” zone in Libya (“The Bloodbath…”). This NATO military mission aims to protect civilians from the attacks or threats of Ghadafi’s forces (“NATO failed to probe…”). This action from the NATO helped to prevent more deaths. Thus, if world leaders from NATO planned things to prevent more deaths and help Libya, then there is a reason that they can also help Syria. There are possibilities that other free world leaders, not only the NATO leaders, can also help Syrians in their battle against Assad.
There is another reason for NATO and other world leaders in the world to act: Syrians deserve freedom or democracy.
Tunisians had their freedom from Ben Ali after 29 days of protest and struggles (“Arab Uprising: What Happens Next…”), while Libyans had theirs after the death of Muammar Ghadafi (“Details of Gadhafi Death”). Currently, it is Syrian’s turn to fight for their freedom; however, like what happened to Libyans and Tunisians, they are going through hardships while protesting against their leader. There are signs that other countries are now making moves to oppose the actions of Assad. In an article in CNN.com, it was stated that there were more than seventy country leaders who were invited in a meeting which deals with the situation in Syria. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland is quoted saying that “The meeting of the ‘Friends of Syria’ group is [a] ‘part of… ongoing efforts… [of the United States together with its] friends, allies, and the Syrian opposition to crystallize next steps to… pursue a transition to democracy in Syria’” (“Global Meeting on Syria Faces Pressure”). This only means that world leaders want Syria to be free by supporting the will of Syrians to have democracy. With the concern of other countries for the transition of democracy in Syria, the people in Syria have a chance to achieve freedom and remove the
dictator.
Moreover, the final question to be answered if Syrian’s ever win against Assad is, “What will be the outcome when Assad is removed from his position?” At first, it is obvious. They will have freedom. Syrians might feel that democracy is better than dictatorship. As time goes by, they may discover other problems because transforming one form of government into another is difficult. The dictator is not the only problem. There are other factors that they will need to solve after getting freedom such as poverty and crimes. If the future leaders will not solve these problems, then there is a chance that there will be trouble again. There are a lot of possible outcomes that may happen; no one can predict these things. Thus, there is no guarantee that Syrians will be in a better situation after getting their freedom.