CNN: War has forced half of Syrians from their homes. Here's where they've gone.
Imagine every man, woman and child leaving home in 29 states, mostly in the U.S. West and Midwest. That's everyone west of Ohio and Kentucky and north of Texas, all the way to California.
The 158 million people in those states make up the same share of the U.S. population -- 49% -- as the proportion of Syrians that have fled carnage there.
The war in Syria is so hellish and unrelenting that more people have left that country than any other in recent years. One of every five displaced persons in the world is Syrian.
Here's a look at where those Syrians have gone.
WNU Editor: I may have to revise upwards my prediction that 20 - 30 million migrants/refugees may flee to Europe in the next year or two .... the word is now out in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia that Germany and the Nordic nations have unconditionally opened their doors to migrants. I even know people in Kenya who are now planning to fly into Berlin and request asylum in Germany, and they are not listening to my warnings that it is not as easy to be granted asylum as some in the media in these nations are trying to project.
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A (christian) friend of mine from Syria told me that his family in Canada tried really hard to dissuade his cousin in Syria from trying the journey to Europe (and beyond). They believed that it is just too dangerous and that they would not be treated well at their destination anyway. Sadly, he didn't pay heed and lost his children on the way. There are all kinds of "little Alyan Kudri"s we're not hearing about. There are going to be many, many more.
He also explained to me that he has many relatives in the army, one is of considerable rank.
They all intend to stay and fight to the end. It's difficult not to agree with them.
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