Syria: A Crime Against Humanity is Being Committed

Syria: A Crime Against Humanity is Being Committed

No one would claim that, prior to 2011, Syria was a magical paradise. Like most countries in the world, there was difference of opinion regarding politics and government policy. Many Syrians supported the ruling Baath Party or one of the parties aligned with it, while others supported other political forces. Syrians certainly had criticism of the way their society functioned, and there was widespread consensus that some kind of reform was needed as the country adjusted to the changing global economy.

Prior to 2011, however, Syrians were rarely, if ever, killing each other over these issues. Syrians in Damascus and Allepo could walk down the street without expecting bomb explosions or sniper fire. Syrians could expect to find food on the shelves of stores without their cities being under siege. Syrians did not live in terror of their children being kidnapped for ransom or having their schools blown to bits by extremist religious factions.

What has happened to Syria between 2011 and today is nothing short of a crime against humanity. A brutal insurgency has been created and funded. An ugly civil war has been promoted and prolonged. A war that may never have happened has been nurtured by foreign powers and allowed to grow into one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our time.

This is not a mere accident. This is not yet another example of flawed human nature. Like the Belgian genocide in the Congo, and the Holocaust of Nazi Germany, this is a deliberate act carried out by forces intending to inflict harm and damage on many helpless innocent victims.

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