Comparing The Selfishness Of The United States In The 19th And 20th Century
Liberation Is Motivation
The Selfishness Of The United States In The 19th and 20th Century
Moses Abraham
Humanities 3
Sullivan
12/2/14
Benchmark Paper
The United States feigns concern for the liberation of enslaved nations
,
while the true motivation behind aiding countries in need is rooted in greed and selfishness
.
Liberation from
Great Britain was fought for by the United States during the American Revolution
,
but now the
United States fails to acknowledge the birth of American democracy as other countries attempt to gain their rightful freedom
.
The United States uses the concept of liberation to manipulate nations striving to be free
.
Liberation is only an excuse for the United States to get what they …show more content…
After finding absolutely no weapons of mass destruction that the US had claimed existed, the United States bribed the UN to support the war because Iraq was harboring terrorists who would upset the peace of the entire world. In addition,
having Saddam Hussein as a threat the bush administration wanted to get rid of him the NPR’s
Rene Montagne asked Richard Perle “... nearly 5,000 Americans troops dead, thousands more with wounds, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead or wounded; when you think about this, was it worth it?” Stunned by the question Richard not fully replying “I’ve got to say I think that is not a reasonable question. What we did at the time was done in the belief that it was necessary to protect this nation. You can’t a decade later go back and say, well, we shouldn’t have done that ”(
Montagne 32
).
Perle’s response to Montagne showed that he did not care about the troops were killed overseas. innocent lives were taken and politicians seem not to care. Getting even with someone should not result in anyone getting wounded or hurt.
Even worse, these conflicts created instability in the american society.The United
The Selfishness Of The United States In The 19th and 20th Century
Moses Abraham
Humanities 3
Sullivan
12/2/14
Benchmark Paper
The United States feigns concern for the liberation of enslaved nations
,
while the true motivation behind aiding countries in need is rooted in greed and selfishness
.
Liberation from
Great Britain was fought for by the United States during the American Revolution
,
but now the
United States fails to acknowledge the birth of American democracy as other countries attempt to gain their rightful freedom
.
The United States uses the concept of liberation to manipulate nations striving to be free
.
Liberation is only an excuse for the United States to get what they …show more content…
After finding absolutely no weapons of mass destruction that the US had claimed existed, the United States bribed the UN to support the war because Iraq was harboring terrorists who would upset the peace of the entire world. In addition,
having Saddam Hussein as a threat the bush administration wanted to get rid of him the NPR’s
Rene Montagne asked Richard Perle “... nearly 5,000 Americans troops dead, thousands more with wounds, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead or wounded; when you think about this, was it worth it?” Stunned by the question Richard not fully replying “I’ve got to say I think that is not a reasonable question. What we did at the time was done in the belief that it was necessary to protect this nation. You can’t a decade later go back and say, well, we shouldn’t have done that ”(
Montagne 32
).
Perle’s response to Montagne showed that he did not care about the troops were killed overseas. innocent lives were taken and politicians seem not to care. Getting even with someone should not result in anyone getting wounded or hurt.
Even worse, these conflicts created instability in the american society.The United