Saturday, November 30, 2013

Private Industry may help get rid of Syria's chemical weapons

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/22/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?iref=allsearch

This article touches base on a few factors that I was trying to research. One, who is doing the chemical bombing. Two, is the U.S. the only major government and administration trying to destroy, dispose of the chemicals and weapons. and Three, how will intervening either provoke other countries such as Russia and possibly the Free Syrian Army to then form a conflict with the U.S.

After reading a few other articles about disposing the chemicals that are in their substance form or still in a weapon I learned the Obama administration had been looking into disposing them by sea instead of land. This opens a large can of worms into environmental issues, ownership and responsibility issues and the lack of long- term effects that have yet to be researched. So reading an article that has shared private industries are now trying to find ways to dispose of the chemicals so that they pose minimal threats to our environment and people is a slight relief. The article also mentions the lack of response the Syrian government and President had been given in the beginning of the bombings. Ownership and responsibility was never claimed and maybe therefore the U.N. could not find any one person or party accountable. In my personal view the many different parts of the "rebels" could not have the ability to means to make such weapons without government help or funding. Therefore, I believe the government is responsible for the attacks on its own people. As Russia has funded weapons to Syria in the past why is now the time for conflict of support? Regardless that Russia is not being attacked by the Syrians other than those angry with the military and weapon support, Russia now would like to help diffuse the war and potential issues that come from chemical weapons.

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