You Dropped a Bomb on Me

As I walked out of my French class (speaking nothing but English), my classmate told me something that made my heart drop. She had told me that USA has just dropped a bomb on Syria and also that they were going to start a draft again. Instantly, I went into panic mode, calling my grandmother to see if she could shine some much needed light on why we decided to bomb Syria. As we talked and pieced together news articles and theories, I ended up changing the question to "why did we get involved with another countries problems? Must we always be the knight in shining armor?"
The worst part is, I actually felt prideful to have been The American's who shoot first and ask questions later. Which is literally what President Trump did, unleashing 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles on a Syrian airbase (which was believed to have been the origin of the planes that had initially carried out a chemical attack on it's own people) WITHOUT the consent or even discussing it with Congress or any other person in the world. NAFTA  wasn't even aware of the strike, leaving our ally countries just as baffled as a lot of American people. Francois Hollande, the French president, tweeted "US strikes show needed resolve against barbaric chemical attacks. EU will work with the US to end brutality in Syria". Well Mr. Hollande, my only question for you is "why didn't you strike Syria then?" Maybe it was because he didn't want to potentially endanger his own people... a risk Trump is obviously willing to take. 
The American people don't need a president that feels we're as indestructible as we think we are, because at the end of the day...we're not. Therefore, as much as I commend President Trump for being a complete badass and flexing the guns, I would hope that one day our leader doesn't feed into our "invincible American" archetype and instead acts rationally and maybe discussing bombing a country with congress BEFORE actually bombing it.

Freedom of College ?

Coming out of high school, I was fortunate enough to have earned a basketball scholarship meaning my schooling was paid for. Being as it wasn't necessarily hard, I instantly took it for granted and never realized the value of having school paid for; so I gave it up without a wince. This happened almost 4 years ago (if I would've stayed, I would be graduating this year with a bachelors) and now that I'm back in school, I realize how expensive it really is...and I'm only at a community college. Even the thought of paying for a university makes me quiver in my boots.
But, I can't imagine making college free a liable solution just because you'd have to ask "where would the money to run the school come from, if not from us"? And as much as I would LOVE to say "Our wonderful government of course", but in reality, we care more about beefing our military than all else. Therefore, I would say it's safe to say the government wouldn't really be a reliable safety net.
Bringing on option number 2, what if they took education taxes straight out of our checks like they do for medicare, and good ol' FICA? I, for one, wouldn't mind actually knowing where the money they seem to be hijacking every 2 weeks goes, especially if it's to something America desperately needs.
If all else fails, then please please please can we AT LEAST reduce the outrageous tuition schools demand? Long Island University, the school I used, is around $50,000 a semester and it's not even a large school, such as UT. If we can't achieve making education something tax dollars can contribute to, the least we can do is making it remotely affordable for us average Joe's just trying to earn higher and a rewarding education. After all, most of us didn't intend that after a whooping 12 years of general education, to be stopped short of receiving that shining degree we all have worked so hard to get.