Hi everybody,
Since this Syrian Uprising won’t be going away any time soon, I might as well write more about the ongoing struggle in the Middle East,
and why Russia is even involved. And, I'd also like to show you a video I found moving.
The US government is now looking more into the situation of
Russia intervening with the Syrian Rebellion. There was some news recently
about a Russian cargo ship bringing arms
to a Syrian dockyard. We know Syria is using arms to put down civilians (and children) who are protesting the government.
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| Russian cago ship headed to Syria |
Russia has an alliance with Bashar al Assad. You might
wonder why a country like Russia would invest their time and energy in a small country
in the Middle East.
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| Vladimir Putin and Bashar al Assad |
1There are four main reasons why Russia is allied with Syria:
1. Syria buys arms from Russia which gives Russia income. Russia gains wealth selling arms to foreign countries.
22. Syria is Russia’s only ally in the Middle East.
3. Syria holds a Mediterranean naval port for
Russia. Militarily, it's important for Russia to have a base in the region.
44. The current Russian President, Vladimir Putin, wants to look politically strong to his people, and he and the Russians believe it's the Wests fault the Arab Spring is happening.
It looks to me like Russia is trying to show it's political strength and gain power at the price of innocent children and civilians.
On another note, I saw a very sad video about the torture of children in Syria on Anderson Cooper.
Warning....It’s very sad and intense (my mom actually cried), but it is eye opening
to what is going on in Syria.
I would also like to give a round of applause to the
videographer Robert King, for risking his life, and filming this incredible
video. I would also like to thank Anderson Cooper for caring about the chaos in
Syria!
Thanks everyone!
Emmanuel
