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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: The Philosopher who wrote (60741)10/2/2002 4:39:55 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
No, we do not have a duty to intervene in every hellhole. It is pretty much at our discretion. In some instances, it is a good idea given the threat to US interests, or the extent of the impending humanitarian catastrophe. We might also take into account the likelihood of a successful outcome. In some instances, we would be remiss not to act, as may have been the case in Rwanda. In others, it is a matter of the United States acting as a great nation eager to behave constructively in shaping the post- Cold War world, as with the promotion of NATO expansion.......
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