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Name: Abigail Piegols Country: Belarus

Currently there is a civil war happening in Syria, the question is, is international interference necessary? What will the effects of the war be on the Syrian people and how will the outcome effect the surrounding countries as well as the Arab spring. According to Belarus, the Syrian crisis is a catastrophe, and giving/ selling them weapons and money will only worsen the situation. "Nobody needs democracy through killing" says Lukashento, the president of Belarus. The Syrian people are committing a crime, and what needs to be done is not resorting to more violence, but creating peaceful solution. U.S military intervention will not benefit anyone, it will only lead to the deaths of more Syrian civilians.

In 1971, when a Muslim group rose up against the government, the Syrian military took action and killed about 20,00 people, many being civilians. This event is known as the Hama massacre, incidents like this put the country in a permanent state of emergency. T he uprisings in Syria that began in 2011 were triggered when the permanent state of emergency was lifted, and the Syrians lost many if not all of their civil rights.Since that time a civil war has broke out between the Syrian government, led by president Bashar Assad, and Syrian protesters. Whether or not nations like then U.S and Russia should get involved i the conflict is a controversial question that needs to be answered soon. The outcome of the crisis will most definitely effect the nations surrounding Syria, like Turkey where many Syrian refugees have fled. Whether it provides more freedoms to the people, or suppresses them further is to be determined. Is this a big enough issue that the U.S should send in military aid? Will it be beneficial to send resources like money and guns into the country? Economic sanctions have been placed on Syria, and the Arab League had sent in officers to observe the demonstrations and report back their findings. The Syrian government has also agreed to remove their military troops from cities in order to lessen the civilian deaths. However, although the sanctions and observations have helped maintain the crisis, the Syrian government have not been able to keep all of their troops out of cities, and civilian deaths are still quite common. Despite efforts to diffuse the situation, the Syrian government is continuing to violate the human rights of their people, and international intervention is looking more and more inevitable.

 I  nternational aid is most definitely necessary at this point. Russia can be very helpful here in controlling Syria's chemical weapons. The only way to solve the Syrian crisis is by negotiation. The Syrian government needs to be controlled, and it is likely that implementing military force will lead to more deaths, including those of military troops, officials, and civilians. The alternative is to negotiate and compromise. In order to organize a formal meeting to discuss options for democracy in Syria, or the addition of a bill of rights for the Syrian people, international support will be essential. U.S diplomats could assume responsibility for organizing such a negotiation, seeing as the U.S currently has in place a very successful democracy.If Assad cannot find away to compromise an effective plan for the Syrian government, then the last resort, international military aid, will need to be deployed into Syria.

 