Is the United States, everything considered, a force for good in the world?

Answer 1

No

Answer 2

There have been numerous polls on this recently in many different age groups .( May, June and August 2007 conducted by Morry, Peterson and Millfield) In each one around 95% ( as in these answers too! ) rated overall that America was a force for good if you consider the alternative without America.

Answer 3

Not really...... America like all great powers before it (Germany, British empire, Japan) has always fallen on its own sword. why... because after a while it gets so big and powerful it seems to think it can police the world.. Sounds good... but policing the world doesn't work when all you think about is your own interests. War in Afghanistan (Gas and strategic point) Iraq (oil) and soon to come Iran (largest known reserve of oil) all point to America only thinking about its own interest. Why is it not looking at Zimbabwe, Dar fur and didn't even help us in the Falklands. Americas a force for good.... don't make me laugh

Answer 4

No. How can you even consider asking that? They are in nearly every country causing mayhem as they go like a blundering bull in a China shop. If they were a force for good they will not be so hated.

If there was a honest poll across the globe you will find that about 80% hate them as they are now. It is the new "evil empire" and its own citizens are going to feel its force soon.

Answer 5

I suppose,sadly I am a minority in the UK,now,but I do feel the United States is a force for good in the world.I suppose it"s a bit like when a child is bulied in the playground.How good it would be to know there is this huge boy (or even girl)who was there to sort them out.I am happy to see the old glory David Harrison

Answer 6

On the whole yes:

The United States does an awful lot of things for which it doesn't get much credit. Protecting ships of all flags from piracy on the high seas is one. During the Cold War, the US military protected Europe from the Soviets. The US has, for the most part, been an example of what free trade, freedom and democracy can do to promote prosperity.

Answer 7

Ask the Cubans who risk their lives to be here. Ask the Europeans who still see this as the land of opportunity. Ask the Kurds in Northern Iraq it they appreciate what we have done. Ask the starving Africans who receive more aid from average Americans(not the government) than any other countries people or their government. America is the shining city on the hill and will be for many years to come!

Answer 8

America is and always has been the worlds essential force for good. No amount of fashionable anti-Americanism will ever change that.

Answer 9

I, as a European, sincerely believe that America's intentions in changing the world for the better are genuine, however, the way go about it does show them to be slightly aggressive, and could lose them important allies like Britain.

Answer 10

this is one of those questions with nothing good but thumbs attacks. "we try to be good and we do do more then most countries like said above, but when there is CORRUPTION IN THE GOVERNMENT and BIAS in the news that is the evil side every one would say about. in fact, the main definition of good and evil was meant to be religious mean something ether for or against God. but you could say the same thing because there many of us who love to HELP witch is good but the bad money hogs in the gov. are what has messed this place up so there is both.

Answer 11

Yes. Undoubtedly. However, I wish you'd get your act together and stop killing your Allied foreign national soldiers with so called "friendly-fire"

All told, how many allied army nationals have been killed in and since Vietnam?

The numbers ain't going down - there increasing - year by year!