Soldiers, Veterans Speak Up Against Any Syria Action

by Sandy Fitzgerald

 
Active military members and veterans are speaking out against U.S. intervention in the two-year Syrian civil war, saying the nation is too “stretched thin, tired and broke” to enter yet another open-ended conflict in the Middle East.
Soldiers are taking to social media sites such as Twitter and Reddit to ask why the United States needs to enter the war, with many responding to a tweet from Republican Rep. Justin Amash Saturday after President Barack Obama announced he’d seek Congressional debate on the Syrian issue.
“I’ve been hearing a lot from members of our Armed Forces,” Amash tweeted. “The message I consistently hear: Please vote no on military action against Syria.”
The Michigan lawmaker has been retweeting the public’s thoughts since Saturday through his profile, reports Business Insider, which sought more extended comments from veterans concerning U.S. involvement in Syria.
And while Obama has promised there will be no “boots on the ground,” many in the military are saying they do not believe him, and think that limited strikes against President Bashar Assad’s regime will lead to further action in the war-torn country.
One active duty soldier, whose name or sex was not revealed, said the Syrian conflict is full of conflicting views.
“Part of me says that we need to take a stand against chemical weapons,” the soldier wrote Business Insider. “The red line was crossed. But does the U.S. always have to be the one to deliver consequences? We are stretched thin, tired, and broke.”
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