Thursday, March 15, 2012


I, for one, agree with the idea that it is not always the United States' job to be proactive in their mission to change the global community. In my opinion, there are some instances when America would be better off remaining outsiders from a situation. However, with that being said, the question then remains of when and where America should intervene and become a part of the solution? There is a rather large portion of the country and perhaps even the world that agree the United States needs to play the role of world police in order for injustices around the globe to be controlled.

I was curious as to what people had to say and I found a rather interesting op-ed from 2003. The piece written by Max Boot, the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies. The article was published on the Council for Foreign Relations website and called for America to continue to be a sort of global piece because there was no one else to assume the role. While the UN has a certain amount of power in regards to world affairs, there are limitations. Does it seem feasible that another sort of multinational  organization that would posses the ability to police foreign affairs of other nations? Do you think Max Boot would hold the same views he held in 2003 at this point in 2012?

Here's the link to the article: http://www.cfr.org/us-strategy-and-politics/americas-destiny-police-world/p5559

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