The helicopters flew overhead of the small Haitian town and landed in the middle of the city, US soldiers with vaccines and food pile out from the nearby base, quick to help the people suffering from the tsunami. This is an example of how The United States and its military forces operate in foreign countries as a global force for good. The US has military bases and embassies to keep foreign relations in a good state. Having forces in foreign countries can help in case of war, or to provide foreign aid to countries suffering from natural disasters. The United States should not end overseas military operations because it allows the US to keep good foreign relations, have the global intervention to stop enemy forces before they reach the US and to more quickly provide aid when a disaster hits foreign countries that are far from the United States. The United States and its military forces operate in foreign countries as a global force for good. The US armed forces have temporary and permanent bases in overseas countries. These …show more content…
If there is a war between The US and another country and we have bases in or near that country war can be contained. Having these installations can keep war as far away from the united states as possible. The US having these bases in allied countries can also cause foreign countries to assist the US even if not specifically their war. When the Korean War started the US had bases in south Korea, this helped the US push back the North Korean communists and not take over South Korea. Having these bases can help the US quickly aid in natural disaster situations. If there is a natural disaster in a third world country that cannot afford to help its people, The Us can quickly respond and provide aid such as in The Haitian earthquakes. US presence can help in war and non-war situations such as natural
The wars that America fought was primarily for that reason. The formation of the European Union was a key strategy by United States to ensure that European countries are consolidated under one umbrella that controls the political and economic affairs of the region. United States’ economic mighty, political and cultural appeal and strong military has helped maintain the status as the only truly global power. U.S. used its power to promote democracy and support countries under siege both from internal and external aggressions, a strategy that they also used to promote the interests of American companies and its people. The U.S. foreign policy through the 20th century was meant to take the lead in creating effective international institutions and arrangements to handle new challenges especially those rising from Europe, Asia and Latin America.
The United States has again stumbled into an overseas quagmire from which there is no easy exit. History seems to be repeating itself when again, we are led by a group of men who launch wars without exit strategies and fail to understand the nature of their enemy. In Vietnam the United States became involved because they felt the need to stop the spread of communism throughout the rest of Asia and attempt to prevent the "domino effect." The belief is that if Vietnam fell, so then would Cambodia, Laos, etc. Vietnam was the longest U.S. war with its never ending deaths, escalating destruction of Vietnam and Cambodia, and growing danger of splitting the American people (Carter 28). In Vietnam the Americans were told that U.S. was there because the South Vietnamese asked us to save them from the communist threat. But what the soldiers experienced did not add up to what the American people were being told (Thura 9). Americans have been told that the United States is going to war against Iraq in order to remove Saddam Hussein, eliminate him from power, abolish Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and prevent Baghdad from aiding terrorist groups. (Anderson 5). In Iraq the soldiers are anxious with no evidence of weapons of mass destruction, and Saddam Hussein no longer in power the reason why U.S. is still fighting in Iraq when the war was declared over a year ago is questionable (Moore 19).
In the early years of Canada before Confederation Canada had been defended by the British Army, and some units known as the Canadian Militia. After a few years new units were created to defend Canada such as the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, the Royal Canadian Dragoons. These troops participated in many missions to protect Canada, one of them would be the North West Rebellion for Confederation in 1885 in which Canada fought against Saskatchewan to bring peace, and secure the province. In this battle 58 soldiers lost their life, 98 got wounded, and 26 were capture. For World at War 1 all this militias came together to create the Canadian Expeditionary force, this force was mostly full of volunteers there we around 619,646 soldiers in the force at that time in which they fought many battles during World at War 1. One of the most famous one is Vimy Ridge, at Vimy Ridge all the allied forces could not get through since the ridge Germany had a an advantage in a high location in which their army was placed. Canada as a young nation no one believed that Canada would get passed it. But on April 12, 1917 Canadian Soldiers had full control over the ridge, but this had not been achieve easily it cost the life of 10,602 Canadians. For World at War 2 in the 1940s The Canadian Militia was renamed to the Canadian Army. This new army was formed as part of NATO which is in charge of the protection of all North America. Canada also fought many battles in World at War 2 to free, and protect the liberty of other countries, and people specially the Jewish community. Since then Canada knew the great power they have to help people in need at the end of World War 2 In 1939, 20 Years later in 1956 Canada became part of the United Nations.
The USA has been involved with wars and conflicts since the beginning of its history. Many of these conflicts and wars range from big to small. Two main invasions during the 20th century were the invasions of Grenada in 1983 and Mogadishu, Somalia in 1991. These two invasions had many events that could be deemed successes or failures, but were similar due to the fact that they protected the US and the countries surrounding the conflicts. They also showed the strength of the US army at the time.
First, The United States had no intentions of intervening in another country's problems because they saw no reason to make another countries problems one of their own. Once the United States realized that the allied powers were struggling they knew that in order to protect world democracy they would have to intervene. It was expected that a victorious Germany would be more aggressive and formidable against the United States1. One of the main reasons the United States intervened was because it wanted to protect the rights of smaller nations and end international militarism. Another reason is that progressives realized that the war provided an opportunity for reform at home and the triumph of a liberal international postwar order. Intervening meant that America had an opportun...
Each year, the United States of America pours billions and billions of dollars into its foreign aid program. We are a rich nation, and also very generous. We are willing to sacrifice American lives to save those of other countries. Doesn't this sound like a nice thing to do? I didn't think so. It is simply a matter of getting our priorities straight, and getting back onto the track of making our country the best it can be; the right track.
An Evaluation of International Imperialism, the European Arms Race, and Militarism in the Origins of First World War
In an attempt to overthrow Hussein and end his cruel reign of terror, the US sent in an armed military force. Since the beginning of the war, there have been over 3334 military fatalities for the US alone. The US has caused as many, if not more, civilian deaths in Iraq than Hussein did, and in the process we have lost many of our soldiers, in addition to the twenty-six thousand wounded. As England and many other countries try to help us with our fruitless quest, they also lose their soldiers. Not only may soldiers be hurt physically, the images they see in Iraq haunt them forever mentally.
Military bases are found in many communities across the United States of America. Some bases were first built and then communities formed around then. Other bases were built in communities that already existed. There are bases that were built where the government had to buy land from farmers in order to build the bases. The area planned for the base in my community, is a natural conservation area, behind a school and a large residential area. The base will also border the sea. Military bases can have several impacts on the community, it residents, on the environment, on the ecosystem, and on the water surrounding the base. A military base should not be built in my community.
In the book entitled Canada, NATO and The Bomb: The Western Alliance in Crisis by Tom Keating and Larry Pratt the main issue discussed was Canada’s position in Europe, North America and their view on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It went into specific issues dealing with political tension within Canada and tension outside Canada with other countries. It went through the years of different political parties and how they dealt with the matters of NATO.
By minimizing the threats worldwide, not only do we make it easier for the United States to promote the policies that we want, but we also create many new allies. These new allies help to make up the coalition that was the aim of our defense policy. Also, these allies will be grateful for the help that we have given them and will recognize us as a true Superpower. The U.S. will be the superpower that has influenced the resolutions of conflicts that occurred in the world and they will also have the money to back up their actions. Therefore, the United States will be the sole superpower of a coalition of allies and they will be able to control what goes on throughout the international community. We will have reached the goal of our proposed defense policy and the country will be in a better position for doing so.
The U.S. military is a strong force and body that protects and serves the American people. Many people support the military and some even disagree with it. What people forget is that without a military the U.S. would be totally over run by foreign countries claiming ground. The military also helps with the nation’s economy boosting the balance of money in the works. Families have trouble with members who serve since there is always chance that they never return but it is because of their service that we are still a free country. Even though the military causes pain to families when a loved one is lost, the U.S. needs a military because with a military the economy increases and that without a military we would be invaded by a dictator or foreign
The pros I am going to talk about are: The U.S had many alliances, it would give the U.S a reputation as a strong country, and also land could be gained. The cons I am going to talk about are: Loss of money, Casualties, and also the distraction from other problems.
This war was important in East-West relations in that both wanted their own particular brand of government to be established there after the war. NATO is basically the police of the world. It protects the interests of all the countries that embody it. Without NATO there would probably be a lot more countries looking to fight with each other because there isn't a body to interpret both sides and come up with a decision. NATO saves a lot of lives in the ways that in some ways it goes against war and for peace.
What the US does in other countries usually ends up creating a conflict or an uprising in the