The U.S must be a baby-sitter to the world?
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No, but the U.S. is the one that goes into many matters that it shouldn't even be involved in, I don't think anybody's asking it to. The U.S. is known to help people and has a good reputation, so why are the citizens of it mad about it??
Not "must be". Rather "chooses to be".
We entered the conflict in WW1 and WW2 because we were attacked, directly. In WW1, German U-boats sank US ships. In WW2, Pearl Harbor.
After that, and especially after the Cold War, the US was a world superpower, and we took it upon ourselves to play the police role. That arrogance hasn't changed.
Exactly, but people for years have criticized us for holding the worlds interests at hearts, whether or not its popular.
No, we shouldn't be
I think the US has just become the Mafia of the world, (yeah we will loan you money, at a 75% interest compounded daily). US chooses where to butt in and where not to butt in. Why have we never butt in Salvador, thousands have died there and we do nothing. We do nothing Darfur? thousands dying and nothing is being done, and the list could go on and on, we only butt in if there is somethin in it for us.
WW1 and 2 I'll give you, but Saddam was a nothing.Bush chased after him when he could have been pursuing Bin Laden and he as much as said that Bin Laden wasn't a concern of his.WTF is that about? I hope we stay out of anything that doesn't have DIRECTLY to do with us from now on.
For that last part how we will be in the next world war. No duh sherlock. Were going to be the cause of it. Bush has screwed us so far into the ground that we are about to start the third world war. I'm glad that come November he is gone. Europe is probably going to save our butts.
Is this a question or a rant? Yes, we are a babysitter to the world and WE SHOULDN'T BE!
Baby sit who?
Obviously, there are people who would have us remain within our own shores and pretty much ignore the events taking place in the world - you know, the policy of no effective response and inaction, the same policy that culminated in the events of 9/11.
Go figure.
The Us has not been appointed babysitter of the world as this idea takes independence away from a country and its culture .People are not worried whos has the bigger bomb as blowing up the world will destroy trade and the country that push's the button so i say push the button in you want to destroy your own well being and culture as trade is more mighty than the nuclear bomb.
No one gave us world babysitter, we declared ourselves that, wrongfully. It is not our place to step in to everyone else's business like we do. and honestly, I think the world would be better off if we did know when to stay to ourselves, and leave others to fight on their own. Who do we think we are to pick a winner, not because of what is best for the other country, but what is best for ourselves.
I agree with Sheri , the US only buts in when their own interests are served. It explains why the US will not but in when oil is at stake.
Not only is the U.S. the world baby-sitter, it is also the world's referee and the world's welfare support system.
Frankly, after the horrors of Korea and Vietnam as well as the Cuban missile crisis we should have learned an important lesson: Keep your hands to yourself.
The UN was formed to be the world's "babysitter" and police force. It shouldn't be up to the US to ship our military all around the globe to make or keep the peace. Why should we? What is in it for us? Lower oil prices....yeah, right like we'll ever see gas prices below the national average of $2.50 a gallon ever again. (Unless it becomes an issue for the presidential election.) Are we treated with respect for what we do? Are we admired for our willingness to help those in need? NO NO & NO. Do you see Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Finland, Sweeden, Spain, Russia, China, Greenland, Iceland, the Netherlands, France, Greece, Turkey or anyone else stepping out there to do anything before WE do?
We need the UN to do their job. We need to step back and let some of these crazy leaders answer to their own people. Let them do their own dirty work and worry about ourselves more and the rest of the world less. Maybe, just maybe if we mind our own plate instead of everyone elses' they will hate us less and take care of their own issues. Which would be a blessing for us and our military.
Yeah, it's sad that we have to be in that role, but since most of the free countries are way too weak to defend themselves, someone has to step to the plate. The UN is useless at what it's supposed to do. What else can we do if we don't want every country to fall into communist or fascist oppression. For example, most of Europe has already fallen and is being taken over from within. France is history. The US, Australia, Israel and England (somewhat) are among the few countries left that can defend themselves.
That's pretty scary when you think about it.
Well, coming from past experience, it is the loyal three:
U.S.of America
U.K.
and, my personal favourite, the Australians (worked with their Marines, they KICK ***)
that step up to the plate when all hell breaks out. I don't know why we continue to answer the call, but we are one heck of a team.
We do it to keep the world a safer place and keep the world economy stabilised, then get shat upon afterwards for being bullies...and boy am I glad to be out of the Corps and watching from the sidelines!
all the previous roles of "knight with shiny armor" had also self interests in them. If the U.S. chose not to be the peace/justice broker, it would have suffered the consequences of such decisions. the The U.S. happens to have been the mightiest(thought I don't know for how much longer) country in the world for the last 120 years, it's simply not possible, politically or financially, to ignore problems that had become threatenning to large/politically sensitive regions of the world. However, I believe it is the grossly mis-managed, mis-informed, mis-calculated problems solving approach that the United States has employed that got us into the messes.
We are not only the worlds "babysitter" we are the world's:
1) BANK
2) Doctor
3) Farmer
3) Defender
4) School
5) Store ( raw-goods ) i.e. steel to China
and we pay the bill every April 15 th
In the Persian Gulf, we saved KUWAIT. Oh, joy, we gave a repressive monarchy back its autonomy. What the h*ll difference would it have made if Saddam had controlled the oil there? You remember Saddam, right? He was our buddy!
The US was drawn into WWII because we were ATTACKED, Einstein, not out of the goodness of our little hearts. And I can think of a few "babysitting jobs" that the US should have expressly turned down: Korea, Vietnam, and our latest fiasco.
BTW Pal, communism hasn't been halted; ever hear of this little place called China? And the former Soviet Union was not disbanded by our government; it imploded under its own enormous weight.
Jeff....let us hope it won't be here and it won't be individuals fighting to preserve their families!
If we don't stop it..stop sending $$$$ to ungrateful, spiteful countries....if we don't stop the flow of illegals, we WILL be fighting to recover our nation.
I guarantee it..........
LEAVE THE WORLD ALONE THE WORLD DID NOT KILL THEMSELVES BEFORE THE USA AND THEY WILL NOT KILL THEMSELVES AFTER.
I totally agree with you. We always help other countries and no one helps us at all when something bad happens to us. Not a lot of the countries appreciate the help we give them because ten years later they will complain about the US. Then we say we helped you ten years ago and now you are complaining about us. I think that people need to appreciate the help that we give other countries, instead of cmplaing. it would have been nice if someone helped us when w got in trouble with the terrorists.
Why should we not have gone into Korea? We helped South Korea become a democracy, and North Korea is still living under a communist dictator who keeps the citizens in poverty. It is ridiculous for someone to compare the Korean war to the Vietnam war, and ignorant to think they would be better off if we would have stayed out of it.
**** America want to believe it or not America is nothing with out other country's
all the technology for everything is from other countries
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