2011 saw the birth and growth of the "Arab Spring," a series of anti-government protests and demonstrations in the Middle East and North Africa. While some countries successfully protested the dictatorships of their nations, Syria was among the unfortunate countries that still suffers under one today. The Syrian conflict produced not only a global refugee crisis but the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time. Undoubtedly, they have suffered more than any country in the past couple of decades.
Meanwhile, the United States’ military has troops located within Syria for "self-defense." The United States’ Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, Mary K. Waters, argues the U.S. has the right to remain in Syria "in the collective self-defense of Iraq (and other States) and in U.S. national self-defense … to defend U.S., Coalition, and U.S. — supported partner forces from any threats from the Syrian Government and pro-Syrian Government forces.” Basically, the U.S. is there for the sole purpose of defending themselves, while thousands of civilians die each day because they have no one to protect. The Trump administration has also banned Syrians from entering the United States in the last travel ban passed. Do your research. I promise I'm not making any of this up.
In the meantime ...
A Syrian Refugee’s Cry for Help
Tunisia and Egypt, they were the first
To get freedom from what we thought was the worst
So we followed their footsteps unrehearsed
Little did we know, there was more at stake
Little did we know, there was more than just a couple of gas bombs here and there
Little did we know; the world would abandon us in the midst of our despair
So we’re calling out to you one more time
In hopes you’ll help us once and for all
ISIS is here and it’s not going away
Because it doesn’t care for a few strikes in the air
The Syrian government has power; it’s killing us every day
Did you not hear?
500 of us just died
500 just disappeared
And the number grows bigger each and every day
While your military sits around
While we cry and pray
For someone to save us and take us far away
Far away
Far away
Far away from this place
You’re the most powerful military there is
And you’re already here
If you would just be so kind as to protect us too
We’re so scared
We’re so mentally and physically impaired
We’ve tried to cross seas without being protected
We’ve tried to fly over places, but we’re clearly not welcome
So if you will
If you have some spare space
Make us some room
It’ll be our little safe
Because safe havens here don’t seem to work
We’ll be no threat, I promise we won’t
Because all we really want is a small new home
Because as of right now, I have no home
I just roam in search of a new home
