Should a Country Intervene in Another Country's Problems?

Should a country intervene in another country's problems?

I am for intervention.	26.3%	[ 5 ]
I am against intervention.	73.7%	[ 14 ]
Total Votes:			[ 19 ]

[Euphoric XTC]

Example, US Intervening in Libya against Qadaffi government during the uprising, intervention in Iraq, etc.


Intervention costs money, kills people, divides some countries, etc.

At the same time, potential to gain money, saves people, improves relationships with other countries.


For the most part, do you think a country should intervene in another country's problems?

(This was discussed in another topic, but for example: US helping Uganda)

Things to consider: Should a country solve it's own problems first,

Is it dishonorable to not intervene,

what are the benefits of intervention,

what are the cons of intervention,

do negatives outweight the benefits and vice versa,

etc.

So what do you guys think?

[Trippy Morphine]

Yes. We are all human. No one surpasses anyone else. Also someone needs to put them in their place.

[Jigger_Of_Octane]

I'm all for intervention. If we never intervened in WWII, the world would have been much more different now.

[Admiral Dardanos]

It's not a yes or no question.

It all depends on the situation at hand. Sometimes it's necessary, sometimes it's not.

For example:

WWII? Yes. The Nazi's had to be stopped. I don't think there's many people who will dispute that.

Iraq? I'd say no. While I do think we need to work at getting rid of these mass murdering dictoators, how the invasion of Iraq was handled and the reasons for doing it where not all that great.

Libya? Less clear cut. Personally I think I agree with helping the rebels talk down Gaddaffi tough.

[A Court of Owls]

I'd say most of the time, no, like in Syria, Iraq, etc. we should just leave them to their own devices. Something on the scale of WWII? Then yes as that had far-ranging consequences beyond just the theaters of war and without help to Britain and Russia the Nazis might never have been stopped.

[Ratttking]

Dardanos Immortalis

It's not a yes or no question.

It all depends on the situation at hand. Sometimes it's necessary, sometimes it's not.

For example:

WWII? Yes. The Nazi's had to be stopped. I don't think there's many people who will dispute that.

We didn't give a s**t about the Nazis for years until Germany declared war on us right after their ally bombed our territory. I think that if we'd stayed out of WWI (who needed to be stopped then?) that WWII would not have come about.

[Admiral Dardanos]

Ratttking

Dardanos Immortalis

It's not a yes or no question.

It all depends on the situation at hand. Sometimes it's necessary, sometimes it's not.

For example:

WWII? Yes. The Nazi's had to be stopped. I don't think there's many people who will dispute that.

I think that if we'd stayed out of WWI (who needed to be stopped then?) that WWII would not have come about.

Maybe so, but it didn't and, it did.

[Tarako6]

Ratttking

Dardanos Immortalis

It's not a yes or no question.

It all depends on the situation at hand. Sometimes it's necessary, sometimes it's not.

For example:

WWII? Yes. The Nazi's had to be stopped. I don't think there's many people who will dispute that.

We didn't give a s**t about the Nazis for years until Germany declared war on us right after their ally bombed our territory. I think that if we'd stayed out of WWI (who needed to be stopped then?) that WWII would not have come about.

Bush sold arms to the nazis. rofl Soo... did give more than s**t. But it was not the good kind of "giving a s**t"-it was the "I can make money off of this." kind of shiz. Arguably it's partially 'our' fault it was able to spread so far. Also, as a whole, aside from bush, there were armaments sold to both sides, just weren't directly involved until the situation you said. Some people were concerned before it, but nobody directly did anything constructive. Was that your point?

[tumblrs tumble]

France usually knows where to draw the line.

[Ratttking]

Tarako6

Ratttking

Dardanos Immortalis

It's not a yes or no question.

It all depends on the situation at hand. Sometimes it's necessary, sometimes it's not.

For example:

WWII? Yes. The Nazi's had to be stopped. I don't think there's many people who will dispute that.

We didn't give a s**t about the Nazis for years until Germany declared war on us right after their ally bombed our territory. I think that if we'd stayed out of WWI (who needed to be stopped then?) that WWII would not have come about.

Bush sold arms to the nazis. rofl Soo... did give more than s**t. But it was not the good kind of "giving a s**t"-it was the "I can make money off of this." kind of shiz. Arguably it's partially 'our' fault it was able to spread so far. Also, as a whole, aside from bush, there were armaments sold to both sides, just weren't directly involved until the situation you said. Some people were concerned before it, but nobody directly did anything constructive. Was that your point?

I have no problems with the legal sale of arms to either side. Yes, my point was that the US govt did not see fit to intervene in that war until its territory was attacked.

[geminikitten]

That tends to be situational. If there are agreed covenants, I don't see the issue of stepping in when there are violations.
It's easier to answer this is the country actually seeks intervention as not to impinge on sovereignty. We do have some shared values worldwide that need action when it comes to it.

[Gonewiththewend246]

So verrryyy positive we didn't get too involved in WWII
until we got our asses bombed, or Zimmerman and crap like that.
As far as Libya goes, Quite a number of the people there want our help.
I hope I'm right.

[TigerLilyChick]

It really depends. I think America should stay out of other countries' business unless America is directly affected.

[azulmagia]

Well if the answer is yes, then who can we get to invade America?

[logan the god of candy]

if they don't ask you to be there, stay the ******** out. i'm in america, if any country tries to occupy here, i'll start shooting the ******** in their faces.

presently, were are kind of in a s**t hole, so we just keep to ourselves.