With the number of deaths in Syria rising, the international
view on what should be done is not like that of what was done in Libya. The
Sunni, the majority population in the country, uprising has the support of
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states. Because the country is made up of Druze,
Kurds, Christians, Sunni, and Shia the man in the video claims that a civil war
may break out over the borders due to the different ethnicities regional
partner groups. This would also affect Israel, which would in turn cause U.S.
concern because of its interests in the region. The U.S wants Assad out but
does not want to create an Israeli-Arab war.
This video cleared up some confusion I had about Syria and why weren't doing the same intervention tactics that we did used in Libya. Now knowing that this could cause an issue between Israel and Arabs in that region, I understand why getting involved to that degree would not be beneficial for the United States necessarily. Before reading The Lemon Tree or looking at a lot of the maps in class I couldn't point out where Israel would be located, but now I can and when he pulled up that map of the world my eyes focused in on Israel.
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