Should America be the Worlds Policeman like what the Republicans want us to be?

Answer 1

The republicans don't want to be the worlds policeman. They are hell bent on world domination, enslavement of the working class, and the strengthening of the military/industrial complex.

Answer 2

I wouldn't just say republicans have had that view, but no I don't think it works in today's world. The world and it's views have become much more complex than the old "cold war" view. Whether we like it or not, we're not well liked for our Policeman role, which has caused intolerance. It's created strong religious hate and if it continues there's a great possibility that the Islamic world will join for the common cause against the USA.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

You were the World's Policeman long before Bush, I can assure you that this what the world was thinking

Answer 5

I'm not sure about 'world policeman', but certainly those of us that have the great distinction of being a part of the world's greatest democracy ever have some sort of moral obligation to aid those hungry for civil rights and democracy to obtain those same liberties we take for granted.

Thanks for asking! Glad I could clear that up for you!

Answer 6

america is already the worlds policeman and its been that way since after george washington. george washington was the only president who felt it necessary for the usa's foreign policy to be that of mild isolation as opposed to european countries who were basically runnin wild all over africa carving it up and looting resources.

presidents after washington had that imperialist mindset which forced them to invade and occupy native american lands. think about it. at the time, those areas were their own nations and what not. they felt, much like europeans, that it was their duty to bring "civilization" to groups they considered savages. they believed in manifest destiny which said they had a god given right to spread the usa from the atlantic ocean to the pacific.

this was their mindset. it hasn't changed. this legacy of foreign dominance was solidified during the presidency of theodore roosevelt who's foreign policy was called the "big stick." this is early 20th century stuff. newspapers carried political cartoons of cops carrying big sticks around the world. it was brazen and obnoxious.

but things began to change with the soviet union, world war II, and nuclear bombs. the soviet union had the military prowess and technology to combat that world police/big stick attitude. soviet union had nukes as well. however it was the usa that had to enforce it's big stick policy and out of fear, they decided to drop two in japan - hiroshima and nagasaki. it further broke down when the usa lost vietnam. it showed that the great nation who wanted to play police couldn't be that in the vietnam. they couldnt be that in the soviet union which brought about the cold war. the usa and soviet union developed thousands of nukes essentially one trying to be the biggest stick in the world - socialism vs democracy.

now what we are seeing is that the usa can not play the world police anymore. it's evident in your question because they obviously can not maintain that role in the world. they can't do it when china's potential military alone can rival the total population of the usa. russia is not to be "policed" either. north korea has nukes now as well. so they have their own big stick. the world is reacting with fright. then you have middle eastern nations who are oil rich and very wealthy. they have their own weapons and are developing nuclear programs. i won't add to the hysteria of iran possibly building nukes. but their nuclear programs can be easily adapted for such a benefit.

the reality of the situation is that the usa can not be the worlds policeman like they were before. when the usa dropped nukes in japan, they didn't worry about nukes coming back (which is why they never dropped nukes in the soviet union). now if the usa so much as says the world nuke, we may as well expect the end of the world - M.A.D - Mutually Assured Destruction. that means we all die.

the usa can not be the worlds policeman if everyone else carries around a big stick too!

these nations aren't nice, kind, naive tribes like those found in africa and the north america in the 15th century. these people are pissed off, desperate, and poor, and they want a piece of the pie. when you are in that situation, having someone hanging over your head like the usa does around the world, people get very upset because it's disrespectful. when one can't earn respect, he can definitely take fear!

the world police are frightened of the world they've created.

Answer 7

The Us should get the hell out of other countries affairs, after all America has done nothing but to cause harm on other nations

Answer 8

I think that the question you just asked is a very good question. I think it depends on who you ask. Some might see it one way while others might see it the other way. If i had to answer, i would say that americans shoudl not do that.

I am not a republican or democrat

Answer 9

This is what cost dearly to the roman empire, although we are not at that time.
What it cost is terrible to a society:
- life of soldiers
- soldiers returning home with impacts for the rest of their life

and of course,
the very big cost on the budget.

Answer 10

As the strongest nation, someone has to take the lead. If we do not control some situations in the world, it could lead to destructive happens that could involve us. I feel more comfortable knowing we are in control than say some other country.