In the wake of the Syrian government's release of toxic, chemical gas on it's citizens, there has been much coverage over how/if the United States is going to retaliate, what this means for global security, and why did this happen. Yet, there seems to be little coverage or insight into HOW could this have happened? In 1925, the Geneva protocol banned the use of chemical weapons in war, however ironically enough, the protocol did not ban the further creation of such weapons. In the late 20th and 21st century, primary concerns of national and global security have revolved around the possession and whereabouts of weapons of mass destruction, including the stockpiling and refining of Uranium and Plutonium. Yet, when attacks such as those that were inflicted on the people of Syria, the media is left with their hands in the air and unable to explain where these weapons came from, and how an attack to this degree could not have been prevented.
Even if the media was to report over the creation and consequential use of chemical weapons, in Syria or anywhere for that matter, what they fail to report is the history of such weapons. Even after the Geneva Convention, what happens to the chemical weapons that were already created? Unbeknownst the to American people, chemical weapons are either buried, burned, or even dumped into the ocean all along the perimeter of the country. Great for the environment and the health of the American people. Yet the media, in an effort not to sacrifice the "spin", would rather report on whether or not there are boots on the ground in Syria as opposed to the overall well-being of the American people.
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