Argumentative Essay against American foreign policy with Iraq
I'm an American. There was a time when I would have said that enthusiastically, being proud of the country that I belong to and even prouder of what our country stands for. From what I was taught, and from what I once believed, America was meant to be a land of equality. It was a land that preached that all people have the right to live, the way they choose to, no matter what race, color or creed. Unfortunately, those words only apply to those that are of one origin: American. Today however, after having the opportunity to live outside the reach of the propaganda of the American media, I can only proudly say that I am ashamed of our leaders, of their hypocritical actions and mostly of the inability of the American people to do anything in the light of obvious disregard for humanity. I grew up in a small town in New York. My family and I lived ten happy years in our little, white house on Chester Street. When I was fifteen though, my father's job forced our entire family to move to what I believed to be a remote country in the Middle East. I was less than thrilled by the move. However, I didn't have much say in the decision, and after a few months of adjusting, and a few more months in school I began to love the country
When I speak to my Iraqi friends and hear their stories of fear and tragedy, I find myself more and more ashamed of the country I come from. I find myself asking how Americans can claim that they stand for the rights of humanity when they so easily take lives of thousands. Is the life of an Iraqi child not worth the same as the life of an American child? What sort of a country do we live in where one man can authorize the deaths and the murders of innocent people for better security of his own position? What sort of people are we that we elect such people to represent our nation? And what sort of human beings are we if we didn't notice this before? Perhaps what President Clinton claims is true. Perhaps it is true that Saddam Hussain is not complying with his agreement. Perhaps it is also true that Saddam Hussain poses a threat to nearby nations and abuses its military power. It may also be true that many of the Iraqi people are suffering due to the poor allocation of resources and even they may believe that Saddam Hussain is an evil man. However, how is it that bombs will do anything more than to kill and take away resources from the already suffering civilians? The President claimed that Saddam Hussain was abusing the military power that he had accumulated and that it was in the best interest of "The World" for the United States to disarm Iraq. It is true that Iraq invaded Kuwait many years ago, and perhaps that would be considered "abuse of power" to some. However, wouldn't it be "abuse of power" if Iraq, instead of merely entering Kuwait, bombed it? Would it be "abuse of power" if another country bombed Kuwait? Would it be "abus
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Approximate Word count = 1119
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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