Syria; should USA support and encourage the rebel forces

should USA support and encourage the rebel forces

fiction
edward w pritchard

Should the USA support and encourage the rebels in Syria? The political situation of Syria is so complicated and the geography of the Levant is so far from the United States that we must say no. No to armed intervention by American forces and no to nefarious forms of stealthful activity by the USA and our associates in the area to depose the sitting government in Syria.

For good or worse the official government in Syria if nothing else has forty years in power which counts for something, or at least despite it's many failings is in a sense the legitimate government of Syria even during this uprising. We might have expected some positive evolution away from authoritarian military government at least under Bashar al-ASAD, however based on precedent and time's duration he is the head of the government in Syria . Some of his people may depose him but not big brother, the United States. The United States should not intervene in Syria unless specifically and overtly asked by legitimate rebel forces, represented by an agreed on person or group by near unanimous  consent. For the United States to intervene for now in Syria without formal request from authorities representing legitimate rebel leadership would be high handed and further tarnish our Countries image throughout the world.

Let's go back to having the United States be the good guys again. Let's take the high road in our foreign policy. Let's be open, honest and direct. We detest seeing civilians fired on. We do not like police states. We are disappointed that a man like Bashar al-ASAD when he came to office did not put the good of his whole Country ahead of special interests. However, we recognize that Bashar al Asad is in power now and it is the prerogative and  duty of his fellow Countrymen to  remove him. The United States should not intervene in Syria unless we are specifically asked by sanctioned representatives of rebel forces. Then if we choose to intervene, the US President should ask the US Congress for authority and resources to do so.

Let's be honest and straightforward in the United States in pursing our National interests. We elect our President to the position of commander in chief, he does not have to have the peoples OK on everything, but to command our respect, we expect our President to be above the cheap stealthful manipulation of a weaker Country like Syria  for the benefit of ourselves or our allies in the Levant.

Let's be the good guys again in America. Usually we should mind our own national business unless extreme circumstances force us into foriegn entaglements.