Power and Responsibility

The war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan have both required U.S. troops. The people of Sudan and Haiti have required aid in order for their citizens to survive. Iran and North Korea are looking for nuclear weapons. Multiple countries' governments are corrupted. As the leader of the world, the United States has the responsibility to aid in affairs across the globe. This is said to be the job of the United Nations, but the United States has even more obligation to help other countries. At the same time, the U.S. has limited resources. This causes the U.S. to have to decide who is the most important to help. Should we give aid to help political leaders like Aung San Suu Kyi gain freedom and establish democracy in Burma, or do we invest our time and effort into wars against terror in the Middle-East? Also, who questions our actions as a country, and what situations we have the right to take control of? With these questions in mind, I believe that the U.S. should concentrate its efforts as a world leader by giving aid to groups who are standing up for democracy in their nations and to countries who are suffering from disasters like poverty. This blog will discuss issues about what actions should be taken to accomplish these goals. Is it correct to use violence to help leaders who want to establish democracy through peace? Do we have the right to enforce democracy in other nations? I find that these arguments are multi-dimensional because the situations all differ because of events that have taken place in the past. With this in mind, the goal of every situation that the U.S. approaches should be to lessen human suffering.

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