Intervene In Genocide

Brady Wooten
May 5, 2014
Mrs. Langerman
English III 3A
Genocide: Why We Shouldn’t Intervene
During World War II, Hitler wanted to get rid of Jews, and committed genocide by killing more than six million. This is a tragedy and the world would be a better place if people were not doing this. Genocide is a horrible event, and many innocent lives can be lost. However, the United States should not intervene in genocide in foreign countries, because it can possibly hurt both countries involved, we don’t have the authority to intervene, and we possibly might not be wanted there.
One reason why the US shouldn’t intervene in genocide happening in other countries is because both countries can be hurt by it in many different ways, such as physically and even economically. In dozens of Washington post interviews with the Iraqi people, their attitude towards the United States intervention isn’t what would have been thought. They said “their lives were safer and more prosperous under Hussein and that the U.S. invasion was not worth the price both countries have paid (Sullivan 2).” If this is the case why would we interfere where we are not needed or wanted. Which is a waste of a lot of the U.S.’s money for no reason and possibly lives. A New York Times article also said “. . . The worst thing in Darfur would be an Iraq style intervention. That would almost certainly spread the civil war to other parts of Sudan.” If this is correct, then why would the U.S. intervene with something were they would do more harm than good, and put more lives in danger than there already is. The U.S. should not intervene because we can ultimately hurt both countries.
Another reason why the U.S. should not intervene is that we do not have the authority or righ...

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... of the possible harm of both countries, we don’t have the right to do so, and we may not be wanted there. Above all, this is a horrible occurrence in our world’s society; however, that doesn’t mean that we have to intervene and put some of our own people in danger.

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