The issue of Syria has been the talk on everyone’s minds lately. Should we go to war? Will the missile strike strategy be enough to deter biological weapons from being used on innocents? Why should we go and risk our own resources and men to help? These questions regardless of opinion are all legitimate, but before a decision is made there must be a discussion of facts and possible outcomes.

Bashar Asaad used chemical weapons on citizens in Syria. Almost 1,300 people died horrible deaths by means of chemical weaponry at the hands of Asaad. While Asaad denies any use of chemical weapons the evidence shows this to be a fallacy. Civil war has been raging in Syria for years and it appears that Asaad has used this tactic to show his power to the rebels.

Although this is an atrocity against man, there are risks that should be looked at before plans of war should be even talked about. There is this mythology or misconception of war that many people have. As people we want to say that we will help the one’s in need, but these tend to be people, not all but some, who ignore the devastation and gruesomeness war can bring. If we were to invade, the implications of a war with Syria can bring tensions with other countries. Also, we have to think of the lives of the soldiers who will be sent in to fight. How many lives is this conflict worth? Finally, another sad fact of war is civilian casualties happen, and the point of the war would be to eliminate the threat of Syrian civilian casualties. This becomes quite the paradox.

With all this said, war sometimes is a necessity. There are people who try as they might, do not have the capabilities of an uprising as Syria has attempted. If no one stands against tyranny for the weak who is left to stop men like Asaad? War is a terrible thing that takes lives and creates seemingly horrible sights, but so does having to sit and watch humans suffer by biochemical weapons.