Although it disturbs me to admit it, Semi-sane Markle's partly right on this issue. In fact, the desperate refugees from Syria are running from a war which is being waged by Assad (whom the United States has never truly been interested in removing from power), and rebel fighting groups, including ISIS and Al Qaida, many of whom have been armed with U.S. supplied weaponry. The war goes on and on and on, and the Syrian people are the victims. Markle's wrong that the current European refugee crisis is a result of mistaken policies by the Obama administration. They weren't mistaken. Arming ISIS and ISIS allies to fight Assad is American policy. Caught between a rock and a hard place -- the American people are dead set against sending American troops into Syria -- Obama's listened to his losing generals and losing foreign policy advisers and approved arming rebels -- most of whom are allied to ISIS. The arms and guidance provided were carefully constructed and administered to prevent the war against Assad from being won or completed. After all, if Assad falls, ISIS and her allies will certainly take over, and we lose again.
So, the current refugee crisis really IS a result of American policy. And while civilized European nations, like Germany, take in thousands of desperate refugees -- offering them medical aid, food and housing, and setting up employment opportunities, the U.S. is talking about taking in less than 2,000 people.
Semi-sane's answer is for us to invade and occupy Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, etc. etc. etc.
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