Response to The Politics of Rescue

I totally agree with this article when it states that no one wants to see the United States become the world’s policeman and that morally and politically, a division of labor is better. I also agree with the article when it says that the best use of American power would be to press other countries to do their share of the work. As a world leader, it is very hard for the United States to not get involved in the business of other countries. I think one of the hardest decisions we face is the decision of when to intervene and when not to. I feel that as a nation we find ourselves stuck between a rock and a hard place on many occasions. I believe we should do our best to pick and choose which battles we are willing to get involved in, with the American people’s well being in mind. With that said, I’d also like to quote a sentence from the article that stated, “Whenever the filthy work of tyrants can be stopped, it should be stopped.”