Argument Against Policing

There are laws “prohibiting genocide, land mines, biological weapons and other nasty things (Boot).” What good are laws if you do not have someone to enforce them? What good is an enforcer if they do not have the means to enforce? If for every infraction of the law America is expected to be the enforcer, and the policing is not divided up amongst all the countries that comprise the United Nations, then what is the purpose of the United Nations? Why is America constantly forced to take the lead? Before someone takes a stance on whether the United States should or should not police the world, one must ask themselves these questions: Does the World need Policing? Does the world need a policeman, or does it need a police force? There is
A concession can be made stating America has pronounced qualifications to be a good “Globocop (Boot);” she is the most powerful nation in the world, and she has the most lucrative economy in the world. But that alone should not repeatedly qualify her as the best nation to enforce universal law. What about the financial impact America must bear in order to be the enforcer? Are we to ignore and not have regard for the American lives that are lost or forever altered. Is America well versed in all universal religions, beliefs, practices, and customs? Wouldn’t it be easier for a country with similar economies, beliefs, and religion to intervine? There are numerous other factors that should be calculated into each unique equation.
#1.) Being “Globocop” in today’s day and age has various meanings and obligations depending upon the situation at hand. All endeavors have one common denominator - financial expenditures. An example includes: “The United States has strongly endorsed and supported the air campaign” over Yemen, “by providing in-air-refueling, combat-search-and-rescue support, analytical support for target selection, and a redoubling of arms sales and contractor support for Saudi Arabia and other Gulf
“According to US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, roughly 3.1 million Americans entered military service between 2001 and 2011, and nearly 2 million were deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq. In that time, more than 6,000 American troops have been killed, and roughly 44,000 wounded. Of returning service members, more than 18% have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression, and almost 20% have reported suffering from the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI)(Green).” The war in Afghanistan lasted longer than any other war in our history. Combat operations ended in 2014, but still today our military remains hidden on Afghanistan’s soil. What that means is men and women are still dying at the hands of worldly opposition. The impact of war doesn’t stop with the service member. It affects the service member’s family, their friends, their job (if they are in the reserves), and numerous other aspects of their lives. “As of 2009, the US Census reported roughly 118,000 active California service members. When you multiply that by the number of families and friends those soldiers left at home, the significance of the statewide impact becomes clear. In 2010 alone, 6,000 military recruits were from California. “The LA Times reports that as of August 25, 2014, 749 California service members from every