A few months ago the United States was on the brink of intervening in the Syrian civil war due to the use of chemical weapons. Subsequently, a deal between Russia and Syria's Assad regime, the weapons were turned over and hopefully disposed of. Regardless of the outcome, the war itself has largely disappeared from the headlines and public memory. The following is a letter that I wrote to US Senator Robert Menendez regarding my opinion as events unfolded. Senator Menendez, My name is Matthew Cowans and I am a resident of New Jersey who is very concerned about the direction of the United States’ recent foreign policy. I strongly believe that military action is the wrong reaction to the Syrian civil war. What is the current urgency of this action? The Syrian civil war has been fought in the streets of Damascus and the suburbs of Alleppo for over thirty months yet prior to the chemical weapon attacks, there was no march to war or call to action. Syria possessing chemical weapon...
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