Will The United States Strike Syria?

US interventions post-Cold War

The proposed US military strike on Syria would be the latest in a long list of overseas intrusions.     While most Syrians get poorer with every day of war, Aleppo's main gun seller Abu Mohammad is doing just fine by selling firearms, including rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and even swords."War is great business," said the northern city's only gun shop owner, as he laid several hand grenades out on a counter."I wanted to help the rebels because they had no arms or ammunition," the 39-year-old told AFP, adding that he makes an astonishing 50,000 Syrian pounds ($370) a day. Abu Mohammad opened his gun store in the rebel-held neighborhood of Fardos earlier this year after a leg injury cut short a nine-month stint battling alongside the Free Syrian Army.Several weapons are exhibited on the shop walls, including 9mm guns and AK-47 assault rifles, one of them silver-plated."They're made in Iraq and Russia, and prices range from $1,500 to $2,000, depending on the quality," said Abu Mohammad's 20-year-old son, a rebel fighter who lends a hand in the store."We also have military uniforms.