[INSPIRED_7] Syrian Relief Efforts

It seems that since the dawn of the Arab Spring, countries directly affected by the rise of protesting and violence continue to face hardships.  No matter what the people do, their oppressive regimes continue to wreak havoc by raiding protest leaders' homes and killing civilians in the streets.  The time has come for Syria, to allow humanitarian aid communities to help those barely surviving in the country.  Although the government will only acknowledge the deaths of a few civilians, watchdog groups have counted over four thousand bodies from police shootings and other raids.  Now, the UN is crying out loud to have their help enter the country.

Somehow, I doubt that Assad's regime is going to let anyone into the country.  A couple months back, Assad's regime specifically ordered all foreign reporters out of the country.  Continuing to this day, there is no legal way for any reporters to get into Syria without explicit permission by Assad's "cabinet."

The UN has a right to be concerned, but again, Syria has become a conflict zone and any kind of operations that try to fix a problem or one that tries to save the "rebels" or the "oppressors" will have to pick a side to who they help and why.  From both sides, if the protesters see police being helped, there will be a serious problem, and if the police see the UN stepping in to help the protesters, the UN will become targets for suppression.  This is of course, if the UN even gets a chance to enter the country, which it currently can't do.

If Syria takes a downturn for the worst, who is to say that anyone will ever be let into the country as assistance?  Buffer zones were a concept at one point, but through militant actions in places like Somalia, we've all seen that it really doesn't matter who is in what zones.  Everyone becomes a target of military action, and then other militaries will need to step in to let aid workers do their thing.

Though action may seem critical, Syria limits not only the news reports coming out of the country but also a lot of other communications, including blogs, tweets, and Facebook posts as well through a firewall technology much like those found in China.  Syria is a country on watch, and much more observation will happen over the coming months until Assad's regime steps down.

Full Article: Jerusalem Post