The crisis that is occurring in and around the nation of Syria is none like before. Millions of Syrians have been displaced around the Middle East and parts of Europe due to the ongoing civil war that is taking place in Syria. The people of Syria are in desperate need for aid and relief, without international help things will become worse. Aid and relief should be prosecuted by the United States and lead out by example through relief programs and other private institutions to better America's image internationally, weaken the Islamic State terrorist, and help the Syrian refugees.

During the latest Arab spring many rebels and unpleased Syrians began to protest against the militaristic government and also hold uprisings. These uprising leads to deaths and the public began to become fearful of their government. The Islamic State is the main driving force that is demonstrating this horrific behavior of public executions and mass murders. Fear causes many Syrians to leave, which leaves only the ones to be feared to occupy the nation. This can and will lead to more conflicting issues dealing with two distinct different cultures trying to incorporate their way of living. One being the radical Islamic state and the other a capitalistic democratic way to go about things. Essentially, the Islamic State and the previous regime of Assad ignited mass movements of people.

BBC News explains in the article, "Syria: The Story of the Conflict" on how Syria has formed into a threshold for chaos with the popular notion of Assad's resignation causing a civil war to emerge (Rodgers). War cost money, and for a nation to undergo a civil war will leave it bankrupt. The future of Syria is dimming as the civil war continues to be fought. "More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives in four-and-a-half years of armed conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into a full-scale civil war. More than 11 million others have been forced from their homes as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those opposed to his rule battle each other - as well as jihadist militants from so-called Islamic State" (Rodgers). If this war continues the entire population of Syria will have to live elsewhere, and bordering nations may not be able to afford this.

The article "Fleeing Terror, Finding Refugee" is an informative article which describes the horrible situation the current Syrian refugees are facing and argues that it is only becoming worse. Millions of Syrians flee to the border of Turkey and desperately hope they can escape from the Islamic State that is prosecuting innocent civilians. The author, Paul Salopek, states "They were running from the bullets and knives of the Islamic State." The connection of fear between the audience and the author emerges a sense of seriousness to the argument. Nobody wants to experience being chased with a knife or gun. His interviews with Syrians who have experienced the war in first-hand gives reasoning to his argument of the ongoing crisis because people of the middle-east continue to seek refuge. The accounts of the refugees are horrendous. One of the refugees tells Salopek that they burned the city, twice. Now, a city cannot be burned twice and for a resident to say this paints a picture only of despair and carnage. This statement demonstrates the savagery and lack of remorse the terrorists or rebels possess. While Paul is interviewing the same person, she says to him, "We don't know who or why. There were many wars back then. Outside powers still fight over this area -- the Mesopotamian plain. It is the meeting place of Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is the center of the Middle East. It is a gateway of the world." This was astonishing to audience because this statement alone presents the fact that many of the Syrian people have grown accustomed to war and do not necessarily know why a war is being fought in their country.  Without help, disparity will continue to seek shelter on the nation of Syria.

In today's society security is a widely common attribute every citizen wishes to have. The accounts of Syrian's refugees begins to spark question on whether it is secure to let the refugees live in America. It would be an enormous act of gratitude by America towards Syria and its people, but it also will put American lives at risk. Wayne Allen Root, a bestselling author in The Power of Relentlessness and a former Libertarian Vice-President nominee, writes "Here is Where We Should Tell Obama to Send all the Syrian Refugees". This is an argumentative article, explaining the risks America will be taking if Obama allows Middle Eastern refugees to live in the country. The major two points Wayne Allen Root makes is the danger of the people, as well as America not having the funds to support the refugees. He then begins to bash liberals on how they are too soft of the refugees. His final statements include sending every single Syrian refugee to Hawaii (Obama's claimed home state) and says "Let's see what the loyal Democrats of Hawaii think about this idea". America's government will less likely proceed to Root's actions but should take into consideration of his two arguing points, debt and danger.  

Wayne Allen Root takes more of a direct and radical approach in solving the refugee crisis while other opportunities for solving this problem are available.  Several opportunities for helping the refugees of the Syrian Civil war are at access for America. Just a small fraction of medicine can prevent the common diseases that sweep refugee camps. Rather than ignore the reality of the growing humanitarian issue the Middle East is facing America can once again emerge as a global leader. The United States can do this by providing Syrian refugees with raw materials and goods. 

Eventually, the process of resurrecting Syria's healthcare system can begin once a foundation of security and non-corruption has been laid. In the scholarly article "Syria: A Healthcare System on the Brink of Collapse" Stone-Brown Kier argues that Syria is no longer able to keep a healthy population due to the on-going civil war. He claims that common diseases, such as measles and the cold, are having a devastating impact on the people. He tells the audience that almost all of Syria's doctors have fled because of prosecution and the essence of war throughout the nation. Kier writes about how hospitals are closing down and essentially the Syrian healthcare system becoming a failure. He takes accounts from real Syrian doctors and uses them as examples of the problems going on in Syria. The article's central claim is focused around Syrian doctors and for Stone-Brown to incorporate actual Syrian doctors resembles a respectable writer. According to the article, "Syrian Refugees, Between Rocky Crisis in Syria and Hard Inaccessibility to Healthcare Services in Lebanon and Jordan" inflating population sizes will only damage sustainability for countries in the region. The authors state, "WHO has estimeates over 1.5 million refugees in Lebanon, Jordon, Turkey, Egypt, and North Africa. Almost the majority (75%) half are below the age 18." Now what does this say about future generations for the refugees if half of the population are still adolescents? Essentially, without international help or aid the downfall of Syria's healthcare system will continue and future generations will be un-able to live healthy lives.

 The Syrian refugee crisis is exceeding and impacting more and more regions outside of the Middle-East. The civil war taking place in Syria continues to force families to evacuate their homes. This humanitarian crisis is impacting more than just the region of the Middle East, it is also dissipating the economies of the neighboring countries that refugees flee to. In the article, "Syrian Refugees, Between Rocky Crisis in Syria and Hard Inaccessibility to Healthcare Services in Lebanon and Jordan" authors,  Ziad, David Scales, Jo Vearey, and Birger C Forsberg claim that more than 3 percent of the world's population has crossed international borders for various reasons due to the conflict in the middle east. Evidence in this article show that the neighboring countries of Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq cannot withstand the continuous migration of the Syrian refugees. The influx of the refugees damages the economies by weakening employment and causing issues in the healthcare and education systems. In the article, "How the Syrian Crisis is Putting Lebanon at Risk" author Heinrich Boll argues that the country of Lebanon is increasingly becoming at risk for economic failure. Heninrich Boll claims that the uprising in Syria is impacting sanctions and institutions throughout the region. Heninrich Boll sates, "The security situation is also complicated by the fact that the Lebanese Army has lost at least part of its high national esteem as a pluralistic and inclusive institution, which inspires immense loyalty and patriotism in many Lebanese." Without a change in the region, the loss of Lebanon's institutions will cause a sort of a domino effect that sweeps across the Middle-East. The conflict in Syria is clearly harming nations and cultures outside of the region and without some intervention, sustainability will be inaccessible for neighboring countries.

Supporting the aid and relief towards the refugees of the civil war can be accessible through providing health services for neighboring nations. The article "Syrian Refugees, Between Rocky Crisis in Syria and Hard Inaccessibility to Healthcare Services in Lebanon and Jordan" argues that existing healthcare systems can meet the needs of the Syrian refugees. The article states, "Contemporary contexts associated with forced migration present different healthcare challenges, reflecting the health profile of the region. Current responses in Lebanon and Jordan struggle to engage with the more prevalent, chronic, non-communicable health needs of refugees and asylum seekers from Syria." The struggling by neighbor countries of Syria can be terminated by the intervention of strong healthcare systems. America has the opportunity to save thousands of lives and can do this by providing aid to countries such as Lebanon and Jordan. Yes, the United States healthcare system is not perfect, but the authors Ziad, Scales, and the others claim that these challenges reflect the health profile of the region. America's healthcare is on a different scale than the region of that area and to provide the simplest aid could eliminate the spread of disease in a location occupied by refugees.

Along with the humanitarian crisis impacting the healthcare systems of economies around Syria is the educational systems as well. The increasing population sizes of regions in the middle-east causes educational institutions to collapse, leading to future generations having the incapability of becoming successful. In the article by Judith Cochran, "The Education of Syrian Refugee Children" Cochran argues how a vast majority of Syria's children are becoming unable to access an education because of the growing accommodation of extremely poor refugees. The author presents herself as professional, using credible statistics on displaced Syrians and showing bias into solving the educational problem. The future of Syria is clearly at risk, only to be determined by outside forces. If Syria's youth is kept uneducated, one concern would be the children following previous generations of Syria by living a life of poverty and violence. This would not just be an internal concern for Syria but an external issue, dealing with the prosperity of the nation. Without the correct educational systems put into place natural resources and fossil fuels can be used improperly causing another war to emerge. An alternative to the increasing number of Syrian children, receiving little to no education, would be the creation of private institutions who solely strive to enlightened and educate Syrian refugees. One institution could start out small then lead to something greater. Once again this is a reoccurring instance where American can intervene to help the crisis. America does not have to go all out and place the refugees in camps in America where there they can be educated. The United States needs just a few good soles to volunteer on making a difference globally.

The executive claim on the Syrian humanitarian crisis not only being a middle-eastern issue but a global issue explains how the ongoing fight against the Islamic State will continue to displace millions, causing  people to become unhealthy mentally and emotionally. The article, "Syria's Humanitarian Crisis: A Call for Regional and International Responses" demonstrates how regional help is simply not a big enough factor to help the humanitarian crisis. The article calls for an international response to help cease the migration of the millions of refugees. The brink of the collapse of Syria is immanent and clearly is impacting the middle-east region. Without an international response the region will soon become corrupt and it will be too late to make a difference.

A man by the name of Vijay Prashad, uploaded an interesting video on the website, YouTube, explaining the relationship America has with the Syrian refugee crisis. The central claim of the video describes how America is sitting back on the crisis and not really providing help. Evidence is clearly shown when the rejection of Syrian people occurs, even after multiple screening tests have been performed. A solution by Prashad that struck interest was instead of letting vast numbers of Syrians seek refuge in the great country of America, officials should only allow a fraction of the number of refugees in the country. This will act as an experiment for the United States and the small fraction can be easily monitored instead of a vast quantity of Syrian refugees.

Intervening in the crisis in Syria will cost America lots money and would be a huge military commitment. In the article, "Top US general warns of Syria intervention costs" author Spencer Kimball incorporated top generals and officials into his argument. He claims using military intervention,in the crisis in Syria, would be a multi-billion dollar price tag. Kimball states, "In his letter, Dempsey listed five options: training the Syrian opposition, launching limited airstrikes on Assad's heavy weapons, implementing a no-fly zone, creating buffer zones, and securing chemical weapons." These are all useful options in weakening the Islamic state that is terrorizing the region, but still America needs to set a foundation for the refugees. Kimball proceeds to explain how a political solution and negations will benefit both sides. A humanitarian solution to the overpopulated regions of refugees should be negotiated as well. Ultimately, using military force will cause a huge cost deficit in federal spending. However, the use of America's military can be strategically organized to re-ensure the refugees back to their homes. 

In conclusion to the question on whether America should play role into helping the nation of Syria and its refugees comes with moral and political standpoints. If a platform of political negotiation can be reconciled with then hopefully the war will come to an end. America has the opportunity to achieve in eliminating the greatest humanitarian crisis the globe has seen. The funding of the situation depends on our nation's leaders, but the American public has the ultimate choice of supporting the cause. Without public support, America will achieve little to nothing in resolving the crisis in Syria. The creation of institutions and programs to help the Syrians will benefit the crisis in providing hope that a solution can be found. The United States has always been a global leader and a dominant influence on other countries, if America wishes to keep this image of dominance, then some sort of intervention or action towards the Syria crisis must be made.

