Arguments Against Foreign Intervention

Foreign Intervention Should Not Be On The USA’s Ajenda War. Nation-building. Armed conflict devastating to all those involved. These are all consequences that stem from U.S. intervention in foreign conflicts. The United States has a long history of making everybody else’s business their own. Some examples of this nosiness are the Afghan War, Korean War, both World Wars, and the Vietnam war. Several of these conflicts have ended in ways that can be seen as detrimental to the United States. In the future, the United States should not intervene in foreign countries because it can only escalate the situation there, and countries should be able to decide what is best for the people that live there on their own. The first reason why the

They say that we need to take the fight to the potentially dangerous nations before they can take the fight to the U.S. mainland. Although this is a good point, it is simply not feasible for the U.S. to partake in “nation-building” (a way of installing a friendly government with pro-American ideals in a foreign nation) because it is both complicated and expensive, and it can also deepen anti-American sentiment in the nations affected. Furthermore, as stated by the CATO Institute, “Intervention can cause a number of problems for the United States, including a rise in anti-American sentiment, diminished American credibility if the mission fails, domestic skepticism about future military operations even when legitimate U.S. interests might be involved, and threats to vital interests where none previously existed” (Conry). As a result of foreign intervention (especially if it goes badly) American interests overseas could be threatened, and it could cause a rise in hatred for the United States. For example, say there was a kindergartner playing with some blocks. This kindergartner built a great castle, and was perfectly happy with it, until a bully came and knocked it down. That kindergartner would naturally feel some degree of hatred toward this bully, and would often want to seek revenge in whatever way possible. This is the idea behind how anti-American sentiment is spreading to nations in which the U.S. has intervened in the past. Secondly, stated by the Huffington Post, “The social, political and economic elements of what is often called nation-building are devilishly complicated and tremendously expensive. Congress may be willing to appropriate the necessary money for a few years, but invariably it will lose interest” (Hamilton). When the