The
instability in Syria began with droughts that destroyed the livelihoods
of the Syrian people that rely upon an economy which is 85 percent
agrarian. When people lost their farms, they fled to the cities looking
for work, but, of course, they could not find it. Then they looked to
the Assad government, but, of course, were ignored. Fomented by the
Arab Spring, they began to revolt. The result? The Syrian Government
has killed almost a half million of its own people and millions more
refugees. This story is being repeated throughout the region. Although the people suffering are thousands of miles away from the
United States, our national security is threatened by these failing
states.
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