Syria: A War Worth Fighting?

This topic should be on the top of every American's mind. While Syria seems extremely far away, even here in suburban Chicago we see the effect this country is having. My father's co-worker is Syrian and has had to evacuate his family from there home in Syria. This is a tragic time for those poor citizens. There are many hard decisions that come with the problem Syria is facing. For my dad's co-worker, he had to choose to remove his family from their home. For our president, he has to choose if he should stand back and watch, or intervene. John McCain went as far to say, "If Obama puts boots on the ground in Syria, we'll impeach him." I do not envy our president at this time. While it is easy to say, "we have to intervene", the results could be detrimental to some of our allied countries. This makes the situation very difficult to deal with. I agree that it is impossible to sit back and watch as this man gases his own people, but I do not believe an immediate military strike is the answer. Yes, as a country we must take some sort of action. I think one way to start is by showing some sort of strong, welcoming, hopeful presence on the internet. We have seen the power of the internet via Occupy Wall street and other internet-based campaigns. In fact, the internet has already brought much awareness to the topic of Syria as a whole. In general, direct military action is not the answer to this problem, it will only bring more death and suffering.