US putting its nose into other countries business is a no-no.

Our next assignment is to write about our opinions on the US' role in the world. Are we some sort of benefactor or policeperson? When do we intervene and how do we do so? To the right there is a somewhat humorous drawing in an intent to lighten the topic. Credit: http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/PageMill_Images/how%20Americans%20see%20world-map.jpg

Following is my response.

I feel that the United States should always contain itself. Like in the "good old days" when we practiced isolationism, our presence would not be missed. We are not developed enough as a country to start helping others become their very best; a country, to murder a common saying, should clean up its own act before it starts looking to its neighbors. There is one small exception to this rule, however. Keeping in mind the larger world wars, where America, at least in our textbooks, saved the world, the United States should have one way to interfere. If the more powerful nations in the world realize something terrible is happening, and the UN agrees and collectively they ask the United States to step it, not because of our awe-inspiring abilities but because we are so large and so populous and so full of surprises, then the US will be allowed to send militia in to the country. This is not to say that the US cannot send in supplies or medical teams; I feel they should do so with little to no digression. But in terms of bombs, or tanks, or anything that involves weaponry, destruction, and the loss of our army men, the US should let the other countries fight it out in order to be poised to take over when all of them fall.

I would like to end with another quote, which gives an alternate option for those Americans that like to meddle. "Your dollar is your vote". America's dollars are our vote. What the government chooses to purchase, and who they choose to buy that from, means a lot in the global economy. Citzens can do their part by refusing to buy items made in certain countries or with child labor. This is the way we should solve minor conflicts.