Paul Watson, Campus Carrier Editor-in-Chief

After reading the letter to the editor, I tried really hard to find another subject to write about. But there is just about nothing more important happening in our world right now than Syria.

On Wednesday, a Senatorial board approved President Barack Obama’s Syrian resolution. The resolution is not well-defined right now; it goes to debate next week. What is defined, however, is that the U.S. will not send ground troops to assist Syria.

Whoo.

I understand that Syria’s government has broken international law by using Sarin gas in their civil war, and that the world should support the rebels.

Except the rebels have killed thousands of civilians in their fight against the government, often by using explosives to target government officials. These explosives regularly miss their targets, instead killing innocent bystanders.

So that is the impossible decision I see America having to make: Do we support a government that has broken international law, or do we support a rebellion that is just as violent, and that would most likely create a gang state if victorious? (The rebels largely consist of religious and non-religious extremists that would most likely be fighting each other if it weren’t for the rebellion.)

One of the biggest threats when it comes to Syria is their ties to Russia. A war with Russia would have unimaginable consequences.

“Vietnam started with U.S. advisers and a limited Naval presence,” Democratic Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico said. “It led to an all-out war.” Is Syria our generation’s Vietnam? I feel this conflict, if it became full-blown, would bring nothing but despair to any party involved.

—Paul Watson,                                                                                                                                                                          Editor-in-Chief