As I have a growing interest in world events (it is hard not to in the current climate) I was curious to know what everyone thinks can be done. There is a huge ongoing conflict in Syria, for a summary you can read it here. It has caused the biggest movement of people since World War II, with millions of people being displaced. The European Union is under strain from the migration of refugees, the UK is now conducting airstrikes in Syria, Russia is supporting Assad, we're supporting the rebels; its one big mess.
I personally advocate for a peaceful, political settlement. I know it may be naive of me, and there is always the problem of imposing the rules of our country on another, but it seems the best option. As for the refugees, more has to be done. In Europe, Germany and Sweden have taken thousands upon thousands of people in and they are beginning to feel the strain - if all countries had worked together in the first place it wouldn't be that way.
While everyone seems to focus on Germany and Sweden, its important to point out that Turkey and Lebanon for example have taken in over a million refugees each which is shocking in comparison to the UK and US.
There is moral panic that there are ISIS members among the refugees - while this may be true, it should not stop our effort to help these people. ISIS and the ideologies they already exist everywhere. If an ISIS member attacked my capital city, Cardiff, they would most likely be a British citizen who has been radicalised on British soil.
Anyway, that enough of my rambling. Not expecting much response.