Syria

So it occurs to me that I knew absolutely nothing about Syria and the unrest that's going on there until now. That's kind of a problem. I mean, I watch the news and stuff, but I can't say that I have ever really paid attention to what's going on in the world. But I think it's important, so I guess this was a good assignment, though I hate to admit it. I'm still a wee bit unsure about what's going on in Syria, but I'll do my best to verbalize my understanding thus far. There's was a lot of unrest, and that has turned into violent protest. What's kind of fascinating to me is how this started. There was a group of teenagers who put up anti-government graffiti, and they were apparently tortured, and that is what began the outrage. There must have been unrest before, as there was unrest in Syria's past, because it is just crazy that something like graffiti started all of this violence. Okay, so it's more like "something like torture" started all of this violence. But I'm sure acts of torture have happened before. My point is that this was something that was just waiting to happen. What I gather about the United State's opinions and involvement is that it's glad that this happened, that people are rising up against the Syrian government and wanting to change it. There was speculation that the U.S. would supply the protesters with weapons, but I don't think that's going to happen. But that wouldn't be toooo shocking, given that it seems as though the United States will do anything to get rid of dictators and dictatorships and tyranny and tyrants and whatever else. Yeah, that was really specific, but it is clear that the U.S. is morally opposed to anything that is not a democracy. And I think the U.S. should stay out of everyone's business. But I do think that if the people of Syria are looking for change, then they should be able to get change, though it is a shame that there has to be so much violence. I just wonder: What's going to happen next? I don't really have other questions; I kind of don't know what to ask. But I do know that this is probably going to be in the news for a long time to come.