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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I don't know if I would want the other world superpowers around the world acting as the sheriff. I don't trust India or China on that level period.
While we accuse American troops of being heavy handed, they are nothing compared to the to how China and India's military operate. China would go in there, execute anyone that they deemed a threat. India's troops would probably lose control and go on a country wide killing spree.
If China had gone into Iraq or Afghanistan for pretend example, you would probably have far far greater civilian casualties.
On a humanitarian level, China and India are simply not interested in putting themselves out there and helping. disease and devestation in Haiti, tough luck there. a massive earth quake in a poor country, sorry we have different priorities. India has flood problems the first thing they do is scream to the world, we need your money even though we're an emerging economy, but did they offer to help out anyone else. No.
Its simple, if people want America to stop playing world cop, then simply stop asking for their help.
But how would people react if America hadn't intervened in Korea the first time, or told Kuwait to piss up a rope. How would the world react during the next earth quake or flood or storm if America sent a nice fruit basket with a card saying "Sorry about your luck".
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Uhh yeah, let's not kid ourselves here. The #1 reason the U.S. is involved in foreign affairs is strictly self-serving, and is done so through thoughtful geopolitical strategy. Not that there's anything wrong with that and not that any other country would be any different, but I kind of get the sense from your post that you feel like the U.S. is involved based on their own goodwill and merit which I completely disagree with. It's self-serving, first and foremost.
Secondly, I don't blame American troops, I blame the American government decisions for placing troops where they shouldn't be (in certain circumstances).
Also, the only reason I'm on board with the U.S. and most of their "sheriff" decisions is because they are our closest neighbour and ally and generally serve Canada's best interests too, much moreso than emerging economies like China or India do. But let's not kid ourselves, China and India will soon surpass the U.S. for economic authority and global power simply based on their continually mobilizing and massive populations. There is no stopping them.
BUT... China cannot continue to turn a blind eye to NKorea's shenanigans. They will not put up with a full fledged war from an ally that jeopardizes China's credibility on a world stage, which is what the Korea scenario currently poses. China will influence NKorea's actions to remain at peace, and if NKorea refuses, China will, I believe put a stop to them.