If I were a member of congress, I would vote against
military intervention in Syria. I feel that given the developments in Russia’s
deal with Syria, that there is a diplomatic solution to this problem that does
not involve any military intervention. Potential enemies should be able to recognize
that the US definitely has the military to back itself up. The issue of
chemical weapons in Syria should be left up to the UN.
The president’s address to the public today was a crucial
move in attempting to gain support from Congress and the American public. His strong
emotional appeal to the horrors of chemical weapons and logical appeal from
telling us that staying out of this would open up the doors to other tyrants,
is a convincing one. Obama displaces fears of a long drawn-out war as well,
quoting letters he has received from the public.
I predict that the number of people supporting a military
strike against Syria is going to increase after this night’s address. The
President made a number of very convincing arguments towards striking Syria,
especially to avoid further trouble with neighboring nations in the area.
However, he also warned us that the US does “not do pinpricks,” thus, it is likely that a
military intervention will not be as short as most have been thinking.
In the end, I still think the US will not go forward with a
military intervention in Syria. With diplomatic developments in getting Syria
to turn over the chemical weapons to Russia, and the public’s overwhelming
majority against military intervention, I feel that the US will not intervene.
