Many countries look at the US as arrogant. Do you ever think why this is? We tend to butt into everyone else's business, even when we arent welcome. When is it too far? There are so many questions that can be taken into account. Comments on one of my recent posts made me ponder about this...
You can look at this issue interrogatively. How do we decide which countries need help? How much aide should we send them? Which countries take precedence over the other? When is it out of our hands and into their own?...Do we really know the right answers to this? No. And, Personally, I believe this is why we are resented by some foreigners.
So many of these questions are up for interpretation. Just because President Bush thinks that something is right does that mean it is? Millions think that the Iraq War has been long overdrawn, but you need to ask when were we really supposed to pull out? Foreign policy is a very complicated thing, you have to deal with allies and enemies and rules and treaties.
Currently, there is a lot of debate on the Iraq War. Now being 6 years since the aftermath of the September 11th attacks people question if it has been too long. The tension in the debate is being fed by the media who keeps on bringing up these issues by trying to inform the public in ways to outrage them and get feedback. The Media has had a great impact on this most recent war. The government has to work alongside of it. (http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3012)
All of these questions raised, and hundreds more have to be brainstormed when the government deals with international relations, its a complicated matter. We need to set a guideline and plans for what we intend to do there. We have already planned on making a protest against them economically but this isnt going to do the job (http://www.smallgovtimes.com/story/07feb07.sanctions.sudan.darfur/. ) Military action needs to be taken as well. Just in the few years this issue has been circulated through the media and has arised to be the problem it is today we sent $5 million just by 2005. This number is negligent when you think of the amount we are spending in Iraq even by the month. We need to start being more careful where we spend our money.
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Kristy, I completely agree with your last post. The US is definitely a busy body that is always trying find out other's business when it should mostly be left alone. By decreasing interference in such areas as Iraq, I believe we could do a lot of work at home that is being neglected and we could also put more efforts into helping countries that are actually in need of it. Do you think that by simply backing out of some of the affairs we are involved in, the image of the Unided States would be significantly improved?
Hey this is Amanda,
Your right to say that the line drawn between how far is to far to go in our involvment in foregin matters is often obscured. Throughout history I believe that the media has had a large impact on healping to sway the governments actions by enraging support from the public. However the government shouldn't rely on the people to take ineterest in matters and decide that things should end, or should they? Our government is based on a system of checks and balances and the people are also a major influence on the system in my opinion. An intersesting idea to think about is how publi invlovment in this aspect will effect the government choices in the future as interest declines or increases.
I do not feel that the U.S. is a “busy body and is always trying to find out other’s business when it should mostly be left alone.” The U.S. is the world’s superpower and with this role comes great responsibility. Many of the countries in need of our assistance cannot help themselves, if they could then there probably wouldn’t be an issue in the first place. Other countries in the world look to the U.S. for assistance as well because they alone cannot do enough. We may need to reevaluate how much money goes into aiding foreign countries, but by no means should we only focus on the needs of our own country. The favor will be returned in the long run. Those in power can be looked as arrogant, but typically there is a reason why they are in power. I’m confused as to why you think we are resented by some foreigners. I think you might need a bit more explanation. While some may have hostility towards us, others hold great respect and envy. Our country’s population exponential growth due to large amounts of immigration is proof. Of course just because President Bush thinks that something is right doesn’t that mean it is. President Bush does not make decisions alone. This is why we elect members of congress. Our government is based on a system of checks and balances to insure that no one person has the ability to solely make a decision for the rest of the country. I do not necessary agree with all President Bush’s decisions thus far, but I realize that he had many people backing him up in those decisions. The American public is so diverse and it’s impossible to please everyone. Yes foreign policy is complicated, but what aspects of it make it this way? What sorts of decisions do governments go through in order to make foreign policy decisions? You may want to elaborate on that statement.
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