Who stated that the world is descending into chaos? Whoever it might be, the truth seems to come closer each day.
War is indeed horrific, and when two groups engage in conflict, the outcome is often devastation and loss of life. However, in today’s age, with television and media broadcasting, the scenes are heart-wrenching. Yet, the bloodshed continues unabated.
How can we sit idly by, consuming our meals and resting in our beds at night, while women and children face atrocities—being slaughtered, buried alive, assassinated, and bombed?
Russia serves as the harbinger of death, yet it is the world that passively observes… day in and day out as Russian aircraft inflict pain and anguish upon everyday individuals.
Syrians are left to hurl rocks at the planes soaring above and anxiously await the impending bombs to fall upon their homes.
The suffering is extended by Assad and Putin—can’t they see that dialogue among all factions could pave the way for peace?
Eight years under Obama resulted in inaction… will Trump be any different?
On the sidelines stand the Arab nations, the European countries, and the rest of the globe. When two tribes engage in warfare, the inevitable outcome is death; how long must this conflict continue before we realize that turning a blind eye to suffering will not make it disappear?
Does it truly matter to us, or not… who will be the next victim, and will the world choose to ignore it yet again?
Shame on Assad and Putin, and shame on all of us.
Kudos to the courageous journalists and cameramen who deliver these harrowing stories daily, risking their lives so that we may look the other way.
Each day, history is written in the Middle East, and many children may not live to witness this grim chapter unfold.
Is every conflict truly our battle?
The most courageous individuals throughout this war are the personnel of Medicine Sans Frontiers. Amid the bombings, their medical staff attends to the wounded and strives to save as many lives as possible—heroes in every sense.
They require our support—Mr. Turnbull, it’s your turn to act.
by TOG
