The US is seen as a powerhouse nation and one of the strongest military power out there in the eyes of the people. But while having so much power can be beneficial, in today’s world more problems are occurring rather than good. Whenever there is a problem people see since we have such a strong military and have been known for changing the tides in a war we should intervene and just go in win the battle and get out but there are many more problems that US face when it comes to getting involved. Why is it that we never hear anything about the united nations getting involved which was created to prevent battles to occur and create a better world.
The US feels it has to get more involved because they can not agree terms with other following, which totally makes the whole reason why the United Nations were created pointless. This organization was made after the world war to prevent wars, but since countries like Russia and China have different plans, while other countries realize the problems going on in Syria and realize they have no need to be involved. President Obama felt upset that France and Britain are making no attempt to get involved. But understanding where France is coming from I wouldn’t want to be involved either after the attacks they received at Paris and bombing that occurred all around there, the US as well has dealt with a lot of problems with terrorism speaking that almost 1 in every 6 people say the biggest problem they face here in America are terrorism. Other countries realize there is no need to get involved, and these are countries that are constantly dealing with the United Nations and terrorism, countries like France think about there people first and safety of them, US should do the same.
A major concern for bringing soldiers to other countries where warfare is occurring is what threatens our soldiers will face such as death, as a country we shouldn’t be sending our own men to a place where they risk their lives in order to protect other countries citizens because they don’t have the great military strength that we do have here in America to me it’s just bizarre. Lt. Gen. Clarence E. McKnight, Jr believes a way to defend the Syrians is to send men in and risk their lives .“Only an overwhelming land force can impose order and peace on that tortured piece of real estate. We would lose people as would our allies, but the alternative is to simply stand idly by while this tragedy unfolds.” As he describes so in the article “The U.S. Should Intervene in Syria in a Big Way” I completely disagree with this, by sending in men you risk there lives and create more chaos, and then he goes on to say “I don’t mean more bombing, more pathetic efforts at diplomacy and heaven forbid any more red lines.” to me bombing would be more of a reasonable idea if he plans on sending soldiers in. No matter what ISIS will feel threatened and strike back throughout the years they have shown no sense of hiding back and laying low they will strike back to the ones who intervene with their battles. So either way by getting involved you will cause problems so if that’s the case, blow off a few bombs take your men out and see how they react because either we send our men into a death mission or bring terror to our country which threatens the national security and the people. Which is why I believe we shouldn’t even get involved because no good will even come out of this. If the world saw this as a major problem others would be getting involved but as you can see France and England are backing out because they got more problems to deal with rather then help someone else out.
U.S has admitted to already attempting to bomb Syria even though it was a failure and was believed to help ISIS rather then destroying them. In the article “U.S admits it Bombed Syrian Troops.” by Nancy Youssef, she goes on to talk about how “as the strikes intended, the coalition may instead been a boon for the terror group.” Now by U.S doing such an awful attack in bombing not only did they set up a possible chance for a counter attack by ISIS they also made ISIS feel that they were stronger. U.S conducted such awful planning, if they were to ever attack again they better make sure they have a better plan because ISIS will be plotting a plan as well. By doing these actions many Americans can be effected whether something happens sooner or later ISIS has been notorious for attacking random place and we may never know if the United States is there next target. The government should next time realize there are more important things in life then bombing, and worry about the major concerns in America
Work Cited
Lt. Gen. Clarence E. McKnight, Jr. The Huffington Post “The U.S. Should Intervene in Syria in a Big Way” September 2015. November 11 2016. Web
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lt-gen-clarence-e-mcknight-jr-/syria_1_b_8269072.html
Spencer, Richard. The Telegraph “How Syria and the bloody conflict has torn the UN Security Council apart” October 7 2015. November 11 2016. Web
Youssef, Nancy. The Daily Beast “U.S admits it Bombed Syrian Troops.” Sep 18 2016. Nov 20. 2016. Web
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/18/did-the-u-s-just-slaughter-syrian-troops.html
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