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It's important to remember, Syria's civil war was probably caused by climate change.
There were a myriad of internal factors, that had laid the timber for the flames of war, such as corruption, torture, poverty, and external aggression, but the spark setting it all ablaze was caused by the drought impacting the nation's ability to feed itself.
Generally, that's the case. People can put up with all sorts of abuse. An abuse victim will continually return to the abuser. Right up until they've had enough. Usually, that's after the food has run out.
What's dismaying is the West's solution to the civil war was to bomb the shit out of Syria. Thank god for Kerry squarely placing his foot in his mouth giving Russia the opportunity to, in a sense, save Syria.
Can you imagine the magnitude of the humanitarian disaster that would be playing out, now, had Syria been reduced to complete rubble, as the US had originally wanted?
Actually, can you imagine what we should have done versus what we had actually done?
We should have offered strictly humanitarian aid. Stayed out of the conflict, and given people food, water, and medical attention. Worked toward some semblance of peace. However, our leaders instead chose to give Syrian rebels weapons.
How far apart is what should have been done, and what had actually happened? That's some bleak picture of humanity, right there. It's just not possible to be cynical enough to comprehend this, whatsoever.
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