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| Yes | 25% | 32 votes | Total: 129 votes | |
| No | 75% | 97 votes |
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As the sole remaining "Super Power" in the world the United States assumes a certain responsibility for the well being of the rest of the world. While this is a very noble and ...read more
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Being a young, church-going, United States citizen, I like to feel that my country does whatever it can to protect the rights and privileges that others may have, especially tho...read more
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Those with the ability to help others have a responsibility to help others. The United States is a very wealthy, very technologically advanced nation. Our ability to project mil...read more
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by Alyssa Noel
This question goes back to the slogan I see on billboards on my way home. "If you could save a life, would you?" No matter how melodramatic this line is, the basic subtext holds...read more
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by Joseph Malek
For as long as I can remember, the people within the United States of America have been helping people within other Countries make a better life for themselves. You see, more of...read more
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As an American, I can tell you that there are few countries that have the pride that my country embraces. We have an all volunteer fighting force, and also the best trained. Tho...read more
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by Ted Sherman
Not just no, but hell no! This is finally an awakening of an old guy, a veteran of two wars, who always considered himself a patriot and humanitarian. Let's go back a century or...read more
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The question of intervention in the affairs of other countries suggests there's a choice. Who shall provide the inspiration for this choice, our government or the one we conside...read more
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It is simpler if we view this question in terms of a individual. On March 17th, 2008, I celebrated 30 years of being clean and sober. In working with individuals who expres...read more
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by Little Bird
No, of course the US should not intervene in other countries' affairs. Nor should any other country, if intervention means marching in and killing people. But of course it shoul...read more
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In any other point in American history, I might have been on the other side of this debate. However, since September 11th 2001, my mindset has changed. As a native of New York C...read more
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by Neal Jackson
When I was in school I learned a very simple analogy that explained the kind of rights that we share under the democracy of our government. Say you felt like you wanted to swin...read more
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Why don't we just reverse the question and the answer to that will reveal what most people think of the US intervening in affairs of other countries. Should other countries be a...read more
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by L G Hoel
Should the U.S. intervene in the internal affairs of other countries? After World War II the United States got into competition with the Soviet Union, each trying to use their p...read more
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by Grace Do
Erwin N. Griswold once said, "The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights." The U.S. should not endanger its citizens and itself b...read more
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by Melodee
Imagine the number of articles this topic would receive if the question were reversed to read, "Should other countries intervene in the internal affairs of the US?" The outrage ...read more
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As a tax paying American citizen and true patriot, it is my right to question my government and it's self-interest agenda. I ask my republican government, why it has not interve...read more
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by Ross Edgar
The USA has the distinction of being the world's best hypocrite. Throughout history they have taken a course of action and then condemned another country for doing exactly the s...read more
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Should the U.S. intervene to help other countries solve their own problems? Is that a trick question? Obviously I think not. First of all our country is a mess. Our government i...read more
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