| Dear friends, Children began choking, gasping, writhing and foaming at the mouth. That's how witnesses describe the nerve gas attack on a rebel-held town in Syria's northern province of Idlib. In the early morning hours, warplanes rushed the town and began dropping chemical weapons, while many people were still asleep in their beds. The attack killed dozens of people, including children and rescue workers — and it is one of the worst attacks in Syria's gruesome civil war. This is not the first attack to kill children or aid workers. The war in Syria has been going on for six long, brutal years, and has forced 4.81 million Syrians to flee their country. In Aleppo, another city in northern Syria, the government has bombed residential areas so frequently that children now collect shrapnel and other bomb fragments as toys. Schools have moved underground. Even hospitals have been flattened. Despite the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria, Trump and his administration officials continue to vilify refugees and block their access to safety, security, and a welcoming new home. Two months in a row, he has issued Executive orders targeting refugees and halting their resettlement in the United States. But Trump should be taking the opposite approach. The U.S. should join countries like Sweden, Germany, Turkey, and Lebanon in welcoming refugees and helping them escape the violence, terror and chaos that surrounds them. Thank you for all that you do, | | Miranda B.
The Care2 Petitions Team |
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