As of today, Italy, Germany, the U.S, France, and Turkey have all come forward to announce the recognition of the Syrian opposition council as the representatives for Syria. According to montrealgazette.com, France is the only country in which has given Syria diplomatic recognition and has made it known it might arm the rebels with weapons against the Assad regime.
Russia and China are still against arming the rebels with heavy weapons, and rightfully so. "One of the things we have to be on guard about... is that we're not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks who would do Americans harm," President Obama stated on Wednesday. Providing the rebels with weapons could very much increase the likelihood of other countries being on alert of an attack as a result.
As the death toll reaches 40,000 in Syria due to the civil war, we must keep our eyes on the tragedies happening and rally to ensure that significant positive changes are made for the people of Syria.
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