Discussion for article #240262
But what those crises involved and Syria’s may lack is a sense of U.S.
responsibility. Refugee operations in Southeast Asia followed years of
U.S. warfare there, as did the decision to take in tens of thousands of
Iraqis over the last decade. Many Americans will feel differently about
taking large numbers of Syrians displaced by a war that the United
States has tried hard to avoid.
And just who the bloody hell do those “Many Americans” think is responsible for destabilizing the Middle East?
Here’s what will happen. In a few days or weeks, we’ll promise to resettle 10,000 - 20,000. A day after that figure is announced, the Meat Head (R) candidates will jump on that as too costly, and far, far FAR too dangerous–I mean they’re Muslin TeRRRorists and stuff! Fox will pick it up, and then there will be a Congressional hearing called by the usually criminals in Congress. It will be a wedge issue with funding the government and the impending government shutdown. Eventually, through much gnashing of teeth and spittle flying on the various infotainment hate media programs, Obama–by way of his Executive I Don’t Gives a Fuck pen–will push forth the settlement of 20,000.
Eventually, 187 will be settled, and the rest will have died while wading through the mountain of paperwork to get approval–all specifically designed to bar Syrians from entering America…because we are know longer a nation that proudly states, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Why? We all know the answer. “I got mine, screw everyone else.”
Just in. Trump solves refugee crisis. Will make ISIS pay for all relocation refugees!
“Escalating” ? Why not “Worsening” ? My first language is not English/American, but “escalating” has a wrong tone for me…