Blame for Syria bloodshed

What was once considered one of the most beautiful countries in the Middle East has become a mass grave.

Since the outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2011, Syria has become a war field, with little hope of ever regaining its safety.

But why did the simple wish of freedom turn into the biggest man-made catastrophe of the 21st century?

And why blame it all on Daesh when, in truth, it would have never as much as set a foot into Syria if the government did not turn against its own people?

The goal of the people was clear: democratic reforms and political prisoners’ release.

And is the simple wish for a better future, a better country, treason?

But the killings began, anyone who was against the regime was locked away or killed, anyone not willing to kill his/her neighbour was taken away.

Families were torn apart, people were kidnapped and houses were destroyed.

Syria became increasingly insecure and unsafe, and as the army spread like a virus, so did the terror organisation Daesh. It is easy to breed terror in a broken country.

If the government would have done what it is fundamentally its duty, that is put the security of its people first, and not slaughter them, this terrorist group would never have gained the power it has now.

Civilians did not only escape death and fear, they escaped becoming destructive weapons, and this is something we often fail to remember or even know.

After five years of chaos it is hard to say who really is at fault.

The Russians or Americans? Daesh? The Assad regime?

Maybe they all carry part of the blame for the bloodshed in Syria, because violence never once brought about peace.

“Those who forget history are bound to repeat it” and we do, over and over again.

Lara Hamarneh,
Amman