The Death Of The Saddam Regime And Isil - 1795 Words

Millions and millions of Syrians are trying to escape the dangers of the Assad regime and ISIL. As a matter of fact, World Bank USA reports 11.2 million Syrians seeking refuge somewhere in this world, either in Syria or in Japan, or anywhere else in this world. However, Obama made it so that now 10,000 refugees are able to find refuge in America - a mere 0.089% of refugees being accepted by the United States. This can’t be the way things stay - Syrians have to be given a chance. Yes, ISIL includes Syria. Yes, the Paris attacks were absolutely devastating, and a person from ISIL faked being a Syrian refugee and caused a tremendous amount of people to die(129 people! That’s a little less than one-fourth Vatican City’s population! It is a†¦show more content†¦These Syrians will not get the aid they need, and as the war progresses, their lack of simple things like water will continue to grow. First off, let’s just look at what Syrian refugees are going through. Obama states in a speech that Syrians are suffering the most in the world today. Today, they are the most vulnerable, many of them being young parents, half of them being children(World Vision USA points out in research that half of the refugees are children), and lots of them being orphans and widows due to the current stakes in the war. These people are in severe need. CNN points out that many of these are in so severe need that many kids, for the wellbeing of themselves and their family, are marrying young. Some girls at age 15 are married and have kids. Syrians are quite clearly in a severely bad condition. Obama states that we shouldn’t be closing our hearts to such victims of violence. If you were a Syrian refugee, falling homeless and lacking basic necessities such as clothes, food, fresh water, what would you want members of other countries to do? It’s our moral obligation, as many agre e, to help these people that are extremely disadvantaged. Also, America needs to, as a country, live up to its reputation. Hillary Clinton states in a speech that we need to acknowledge the ideas the nation always stood by, and we need to morally accept those beliefs. We are Americans, and we need to stand by what we are known for: