happen government leaders represent self interest put job opportunities national security citizens dead last sound familiar well-known iranian bear writer ramin peymani explain huffington post- germany article syrer eine fl chtlingsgeschichte syrians refugee story live germany meet syrian refugee checkout line local grocery store.being iranian peymani could speak fluently refugee freely admit others claim refugees flee war merely come search job money.the syrian tell peymani mother live america sister still syria escape mother sister come peymani ask flee none us flee syrian freely admit assad regime cruel unjust live syria mess peymani ask syrian flee islamic state terrorists syrian answer regard reveal well come damascus like us refugees meet camp damascus regions example towards iraq peymani ask logical next question say syrians flee war persecution syrian answer yes friends go want go army easy get good job earn money europe peymani want know many syrians come suddenly many come assad regime become bad syrian reply assad power many years already regime cruel kill opponents family touch none friends either come europe peymani ask syrian reply summer saw internet germany want people live invite come say state would take care us would give job find one peymani also ask route follow germany live turkey time mother emigrate unite state relatives could get visa usa even though mother green card peymani ask flee turkey war syria laugh syrian reply laugh friends think find work like turkey ask story typical people leave syria syrian reply think go reason men age want live good elsewhere syrian drop truth bomb germany ask refugees internet come… none us flee…we want go army…easier get good job earn money europe