I think I have more of an isolationist's view toward things. I don't think its right that the United States is so heavily involved in other countries affairs. I just think that there are so many other things the U.S. could be doing instead of waging war. Instead of invading Iraq, why couldn't we provide relief in Africa? Instead of attempting to defeat communism in Vietnam by way of war, why couldn't we have focused on our own problems and strengthened democracy in America? There's an old story I think the U.S. could learn from, it's about trying to take a splinter out of your neighbor's eye when there's a plank sticking out of your own eye. America seems so fixated on the way people are living in other countries, when maybe if we focused our efforts on how things are here, we could solve some really big problems. A lot of the time it seems like the help America provides other countries actually ends up hurting them more than if we had never gotten involved. It seems like the U.S. wants to control everything, we force people into democracy whether they like it or not. War is not the answer, and there are other things we could do instead that I think would be more beneficial for everyone. We could focus on ourselves some, and help those who ask and who need; instead of busting into places we're not wanted, guns blazing, and promising freedom.
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Outstanding post. I agree with your sentiments.
20/20 points
Hello Victoria,
You're absolutely right. The US is WAY too involved in other countries. Did you know that the US maintains troops in 32 different countries? (reference: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/deploy.htm)
We ought to follow the example of countries like Canada, New Zealand, Denmark, etc. There is really nothing wrong with simply minding your own business.
Unfortunately, it's way too tempting for people in power to try to throw their weight around everywhere in the world.
I wish that your opinion would become the standard in the US.
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