Should the US intervene with Syria

          Syria has a lot of issues right now.  They have a growing problem with a civil war that started in 2011.  Their failing government has caused tons of distraught and hatred within the country.  Since 2011, over 100,000 people have died due to the fighting and war.  Syria also now has ISIS to worry about now that they have claimed a large amount of land there.  ISIS has been killing many innocent people in Syria and other people from around the world.  They strike fear into the people of Syria daily.  The United States has a tough decision of whether or not to enter Syria and try to intervene with their civil war and government, much like we did with Iraq.  It would be wise for us not to, and here is why.

          The war in Iraq should really be a reminder why intervention in Syria is not a good idea.  That war went on for over 8 years and it was arguably not as tricky Syria.  With that war lasting so long, their government still isn't perfect by any means.  The country is still extremely volatile with the Islamic State threatening it along with other rebellions taking over.  As soon as the United Staes left Iraq, two years later extreme rebellions rose and overtook the government leaving them to ask for help from the U.S. again.  After spending over 8 years, tons of money and people's lives, Iraq is back to being a failing government and state in shambles.  The point here is that history tends to repeat itself.  If we intervene with Syrian government, how long will it take us to take over and rebuild? How do we know it will even work?  ISIS isn't going away anytime soon and if they aren't dealt with, they will just invade Syria as soon as we leave yet again killing innocent civilians.  With a region of the world such as this, with extremists and terrorists basically running their operations throughout this region, I don't think any government will be able to be rebuilt.  

          If we do go into Syria, how many American lives will be lost?  This is a question that no family wants to know the answer of when dealing with this war.  Will my son be going into war?  Will I ever see him again? 

          There were about close to 4,500 American causalities during the Iraq War.  Are the American people really ready to embark into another war that could kill this many people again?  I know gaining the support of the American people would be extremely hard.  Without the support, it would tear this country apart with protests and not supporting the war which is not easy to deal with.  With the Iraq War, people were eager to go to war because of what happened with 9/11.  Unfortunately, a tragedy to our country has not happened that had near the effect of 9/11.  Syria really hasn't done anything to our people to get us behind war.  Another thing that people will ask is what do we get out of this war?  Why does the United States have to intervene?  Atleast with the other war we had a feeling of security when invading, with hopes of ending future terrorist attacks, but what benefits does this war bring? None.

          There are too many risks of this war and not enough benefits.  Can we really afford to invade another failing country, just to watch it fail as soon as we leave?  What will it cost us and at what cost will we feel satisfied with Syria?  It is a pretty easy decision as to leave it be and to not intervene.

SOURCES

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14542954          

http://antiwar.com/casualties/