When the terrorist attack on 9/11 happened in 2001, the United States declared war to try and get rid of al-Qaeda. On May 1st, 2012 Obama made a surprise speech in Afghanistan talking about how their goal was not create a new country in Americas image. People believe that in the next couple years more troops will get brought into Afghanistan. Some of the Americans agree with the speech while others disagree, and say that we start all these wars that we cannot finish. Do you think Obama should keep troops over there to help re-build we have ruined or completely take them out and let Afghanistan re-build?
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/03/the_next_war
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Civil War in Syria
The civil war in Syria has been going on for over a year, and last month the United Nations issued a cease fire. This didn't stop the violence, it actually made it worse. The U.N has deployed a small amount of troops to monitor areas in Syria, but this hasn't stop the violence either. The U.N's next move is undecided as of now, so my question for you is: What do you think the U.N should do to help end the violence in Syria? Will following the "Just War" guidelines work?
Read the article from CNN here:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/13/world/meast/syria-status/index.html?iref=allsearch
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