Have we failed to remember?...

  The dominant, reoccurring news story in most American households right now, is the conflict with Syria. They have used chemical weapons on their own people, breaking international laws, and committing crimes. The Assad regime has now admitted to the use, but has only agreed to destroy the current weapons in their possession. Our president, Barrack Obama gave a speech on the 10th of September 2013, on what action will be taken on Syria. If anyone missed the speech here is the hard copy, and also a video.

The question, "Are we bystanders?" lingers. America is known as a country that doesn't stand by and watch atrocities involving human rights, and genocide occur. President Obama has taken the position this evening to say we as Americans cannot stand by, while over a hundred thousand of innocent lives have been taken by a dictator. How do we not get involved? We were bystanders for too long during many atrocities. The most memorable being the holocaust, a few other examples are the Bosnian Serbia conflict, and  Rwanda etc... Millions of people were being killed before our country decided to act. No one wants to get involved, until it's on your doorstep. I think to myself if we had involved ourselves in these horrific wars, how may innocent lives could we have spared?! Here we are again, as the opportunity presents itself with Syria, we have the chance to act and stop the killings.  

“Those who fail to remember are doomed to repeat it.”-G Santayana 

  Viewer discretion is advised, here is a video of the result of innocent Syrians being gassed by the Regime.