Chemical Weapons In Syria

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Why do countries use chemical weapons on innocent people? I understand there might be a conflict between two sides, but why are the civilians he ones who get affected the most? There is an ongoing debate in Syria regarding who used chemical weapons and who is responsible for the attack. Although Syria’s president and the rebels blame each other for the chemical attack, there is evidence in the ongoing debate that both sides used chemical weapons and the question of who is responsible for the death and destruction it caused.
In late 2013 U.S. intelligence Service reporters claimed that chemical weapons have been used in Syria. In addition, during the civil war many innocent people died. Both the rebels and the government caused much destruction in Syria because of their feud. U.S. intelligence services sent reporters to Syria to collect evidence as to whether chemical weapons had been used or not. This issue was addressed by the foreign policy editor Noah Shachtman in his article “Exclusive: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say” when he explained, “Soil, blood, and other environmental samples were positive for reactions with nerve agent.” This evidence reveals that somehow chemical weapons have been used in Syria but there is still the question who is responsible for the attack. Both sides blame each other and no one knows which side used the chemicals. Despite all the destruction that the civil war caused the war is also affecting civilians who are innocent. In the same article Noah also acknowledges “There are some videos of young victims that show people who can barely breathe and twitching and also some interviews with their doctors” This evidence refers to how people are influenced because of the ...

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...r the explosion happened the government’s army forces protected us and took care of us also I saw the car who put the bomb near my school and it said Al-Qaeda which is the rebels. These are the main reasons why I think the rebels, not the president, used the chemicals.
As a consequence both sides should be punished for the destruction and death that they caused. I think both of them made mistakes. The rebels should have told what they wanted in a peaceful way without hurting anyone and the government should have tried to compromise with the rebels so that they could remain the peace. This matters because the war started before three years and it caused death and destruction in the country. The debate should end soon and they should find out who is responsible so that they can start to rebuild the places they had destroyed and give the civilians a safe place to live.

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