If we do decide to get ourselves involved with the crisis in Darfur I think that this needs to be better planned out than current foreign affairs. With 61% of adults saying they opposed the Iraq War, an overwhelming amount, public support needs to be certain for this invasion (http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/21/iraq.poll/). The controversy mainly with the Iraq war is that people think that we should have removed troops a long time ago. Majority of citizens believe that we are not making significant progress in the war and helping the country develop as a democracy (http://www.infowars.com/articles/iraq/polls_suggest_majority_oppose_war.htm.) The question is, when was the right time to leave? There is a fine line between unnecessary and beneficial intervention....and I think that we've overstepped those boundaries.
We need to make a more clear goal for this affair going on in Darfur. We need to directly state what our purpose is, what we want to accomplish and when we have sufficiently done our job. The last thing we need is to be wasting money after our goals are already complete. The main task is reinstoring order in their chaotic nation. We should make sure to overthrow the Janjaweed and corrupt government and salvage as many tortured Sudanese citizens as possible. Until our goal is reached money should be set aside and we should look forward to stopping the mass murder of people and one of the most extreme genocides we have seen in decades.
Another factor that would boost public support of intervention would be honesty. It can be said that President Bush has caught himself up in a web of lies(http://www.bushlies.com/.) I feel that most US citizens oppose the Iraq War because they were unclear of our intentions. I honestly dont feel like President Bush himself planned to do what we are doing now. Did anyone think we would still be involved this long after overthrowing Sadam Husein and restoring their country to a self-sufficient democracy? I dont think so. Be more honest with America citizens because I feel much of the frustration with our current overseas affairs is because we feel like we are being deceived. It is our country, our money, and our men and women risking their lives out there. More of a truthful outlook is essential to public support with our foreign affairs.
About Me
- Kristy
- I am a undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill. The genocide in the Sudanese region of Darfur outrages me and I feel that drastic measures need to be taken. I think it is necessary to stand up against the injustices of the world and look out for all of mankind. This is why I chose to blog about this topic, because I feel that people should be informed of the monstrosities going on in our world. Being knowlegable about important topics is the first step to making a difference...
2 comments:
This post is very opinionated and I feel that some of the ideas that you state are assumptions. As the President, George Bush had to make a decision about what was best for our entire country when he made the decision to send our troops to Iraq. War is very unpredictable. Even if he had planned out his intentions in the Middle East, there are many factors that could alter this supposed "plan". Another important question, what if we never achieve our "clear goal" in the foreign country? When have we been there long enough to realize we can't improve the situation? Anytime there is a war going on and American Soldiers are getting killed US citizens are going to be unhappy because these men and women are brothers, sons, daughters,wives, and husbands. If the government were completely honest with the public, would anyone want to go to war? What if someone told you that your brother or sister were going to war and have a high probability of being killed? Would you support the war? The government officials need to disclose certain information to entice the public to support the war and patriotism for our country. While I do feel that the Darfur debate is important, I realize that we are not directly involved in this issue. I think involvement will only send our soldiers to be killed and result in many angry Americans with a confused perception of the American Government's purpose of involvement.
Is your focus the Iraq war or Darfur? These two foreign affairs are very different and the connection between the two is unclear in your post. Are you using the Iraq war as an example for intervention in Darfur? I would suggest researching the government’s plans for Darfur and their progress thus far. You clearly state what you think we should do over there, but the real question is what are we doing? How have we “overstepped those boundaries between unnecessary and beneficial intervention?” Are you referring to the Iraq war or Darfur? In regards to your title, what are we preventing?
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