Aleppo, Syrian Refugees and the U.S. Military

Aleppo, Syrian Refugees and the U.S. Military

It is naïve to think that the Syrian Government and its patron, Russia, are going to stop pursuing total victory against the Syrian rebel forces, regardless of the humanitarian crisis being created in Syria.  It is also naïve to propose that the American military is not needed to confront aggression from time to time around the world.

We were wrong to pursue “nation building” under the Bush administration, but we have been terribly wrong in becoming militarily feckless under the Obama administration.  By doing nothing about the Syrian refugee crisis, we have allowed a humanitarian disaster with millions of these destitute civilians descending on Europe and neighboring Arab countries.

The refugees want to stay home in Syria, but only the United States can create “safe zones” there with its military power.  This can be done without getting involved in another endless land war and getting the rich Arab nations in the area to foot the bill.  This is the stated policy of the new Trump administration.  The bottom line is that America will have to get directly involved in both the creation of safe zones for refugees and in the elimination of  ISIS, simply because we are a decent nation with the strongest military in a restless world.

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