Should the US be the police of the world?

Should the US be the police of the world?

The United States have been interfering in many world conflicts through a vast number of years. The economy has been stressed greatly in past years and now by wars that the US has gotten involved in. Although in some cases it triggered massive growth and built up the United States as a nation. The loss of human life in these international wars is unjustifiable in any case though. PTSD is a large problem amongst the service men of more if not all the wars in our history. But, is it worth it if we can save others from tyranny and torment? We can’t solve all the world’s problems, but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t still endeavor to save whom ever we can. Compassion is human nature; If we ignore our compassion for people then we become self-indulgent monsters and all American values would not exist as once know. For life, so we can’t stand by and let people die. For liberty, to not allow oppression of a people. And the pursuit of happiness, to allow people to live their lives as they please. If we abandon these values are we still the nation we were founded as? We have to help when ever we can, within reason.

First, WWII was one war that actually encouraged economic growth at its end. The country had banded together during this time to mass produce war equipment. At this time women joined the working force in far greater numbers. This was used as a spring board for the women’s rights movement. So, war did in a way help us grow as a country. But the immense casualties and veterans that suffered and are suffering from PTSD as a result was a set back that came with this war. But really, what choice did we have after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and if the US hadn’t gotten involved then who knows how the world would have changed. Without our help in the world tyranny may become a greater force in the world and lead in our own demise.

Second, is saving ourself as a nation from hardship better than letting evil go unchecked. Take Rwanda for intense. Hundreds of thousands of people died in a matter of days due to a lack of international aid, when a group of people were slaughtered. The most that was sent was 200 UN soldiers along with medical supplies from the red cross. Not nearly a sufficient amount of force or amount of aid needed to deal with the out break of violence that engulfed the nation. Due to the lack of action of nations, countless people died. So should we really stand by and watch genocide when we have the power to stop it? Acts of genocide like that of the Holocaust and Rwanda must never be repeated, so if that means we have to be taxed a little then so be it. At least innocent people will not be annihilated because we are uncaring and greedy.

Third, what if we had not helped in Libya. Libya was a great success with no casualties on our side. No US troops were deployed on the ground which made the issue of troop deployment or removal nonexistent or for there to be any post war side effects. The only deployment in the nation of Libya was air based; The air based attack also suffered no casualties by taking out the air defenses of Momar Gahdafi. It really was a simple and effective liberation of the country. And if we had not intervened then maybe hundreds more civilians may have been slaughtered for opposing the tyrant. Human life was easily preserved in this instance, and there was no reason it couldn’t be done. The Untied States is a powerful nation with the resources to help people. And we should do so whenever possible.

 In conclusion, human life is too valuable for us to ignore and allow to be extinguished. The United States is a great tool that can be used to do good in the world, and should always strive to do just that. There is no reason we shouldn’t stop a genocide from occurring or allow a dictator to kill his people when they oppose them. We shouldn’t let our own personal self doubt and selfish greed stop us from doing what’s right. The United states needs to always uphold the values it was founded upon, and to eliminate evils across the global. Never should negligence be the demise of any person. Would you watch your neighbor being beat to death and not call the cops, when your phone is in your hand, because you don’t want to exert the effort or endeavor to do good? No one should ever abandon their ever human being when all the tools to help are right in front of them.