Syrians In San Diego Plead For U.S. Military Action
Source: KPBS
As the world waits to find out whether the U.S. will strike Syria, Syrian Americans in San Diego are pleading for U.S. military strikes on their homeland.
"One, two, three, four, kick Bashar out the door," they chanted outside San Diego Congresswoman Susan Davis' office. They're urging an air strike against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime to punish the leader for alleged use of chemical weapons and to save their families, who are struggling to survive in the war-torn country.
I don’t ask for war," said Anthony Khiralla, a Syrian American. "If they could solve it with diplomacy, fine by me. Kick Assad out the door and let the people live. But if this is the only avenue . . "
Khiralla has lived in the United States for 30 years, but his mother, sister and other family members live in Aleppo, Syria. He said he hasn’t been able to talk to them in nearly two weeks and he’s extremely worried.
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