There was once a time in our history where governments were able to convince us that entire countries were filled evil savages that had to be dealt with in order to ensure the safety of the “homeland”. This myth will no longer stand, just like so many other myths that pass with every generation, as our consciousness matures and we develop more civilized ways of interacting on the planet. Unfortunately, those who are clutching onto the levers of power refuse to let our species grow past these destructive and infantile memes. They wish for us to remain in the stone age where slavery, war, serfdom and oppression are commonplace.
Americans don't want that for Syria, and they don't want that for our country. Stay out of Syria. We don't need another Iraq, or Afghanistan. We want peace.