Journal 7

Today has been an interesting one. Today I was given an opportunity unlike any that but a few people will ever get a chance to have. I was able to go to the opening session of the 68^th Session of the General Assembly. I missed the closing session of the 67^th yesterday, but the Ambassador was kind enough to let me attend the opening session. In this session they addressed the issue of Syria and the recent chemical attacks that killed so many men, women, and children. The Secretary General confirmed, through the results of a UN investigation, that the attacks were chemical in nature and the chemical was sarin gas. He then outlined the means and method of the attack.

 

After he spoke, Ambassador’s from the nations of Russia, Syria, and even, a representative of the United States spoke about the issues pertaining to Syria. Basically, in a nutshell, the United Nations and the United States condemned the attacks, blaming the Syrian government. Syria denied that it had anything to do with the attacks and pointed out that the use of chemical warfare was not a new concept and had been used several times in the last 25+ years. Russia though, called for patience and for more time allotted for fact finding missions and discovery. All parties though called for a meeting of minds and a review of and need for assistance.