Unrest in the Middle East has many people divided, and the violence in Syria is a perfect example of that. Rebel forces want President Bashar al-Assad and his government overthrown.
Unfortunately, as is always the case, civilians are caught in the conflict. The United Nations says that over 2 million people have fled Syria, and among those, more than  1 million are children.
Civil wars are the worst kind of war, and Syria is no exception. Reports indicate that chemical warfare is being used; however, the BBC states that Syria categorically denies this accusation.
No administration would say that deciding to aid those at war is an easy decision. Read on as students give their perspective on the question, “Do you think the president is handling the issue with Syria properly?”

Jazz Pennix- Music Occupations Program-“I really don’t understand why we are over there fighting with Syria in the first place. I know they are doing a lot of cruel things like letting off chemical bombs and killing kids and stuff like that, so I don’t understand why Obama wants to even get involved. It just doesn’t make sense to me because we are already at war- it’s just crazy to me.”

Ashley Reick- Human Services Program- “I believe that our government puts us in these situations to go to war so they can make themselves look better and with the election coming up. I believe he is trying to put the problem on the next president like Bush did for him and we should leave our own country to do our own battles, and there are too many problems in America that money could be going towards, rather than fighting a battle that can be prevented.”

Jason Klose- Machinist Program- “I think we need to wait and see what happens. I don’t think we should rush into anything. Russia was talking about backing Syria and I don’t think we need any more conflict with anyone right now. Until we see what is going to happen in Syria, I don’t see any reason that we should go in as of this moment.”

Deont’e Williams- Liberal Arts Program- “I really don’t know about it too much.”

Chan Xiong- Dental Assistant Program- “We’ve been in and out of war and I’m not a war guy. I prefer us to take care of our own country first, because we’ve got a lot of problems going on here. At this point, I think we should handle our own business at home first. I’m not for Obama and his handling of it (Syria) right now.”

Raina Lewis- Business Management Program- “I feel that he (Obama) is doing a good job about it, but it could be a little bit stronger as helping the Syrian people in getting better help than they are right now.”

Lawon  Maney- Child Care and Development Program-“ I heard press conferences and really we shouldn’t be off rushing to fight wars for everybody – that’s my opinion on it.”