Is US world Policing justified?

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Carol C	Of course not. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

GoateeBoy	Well it does own the largest economy. And money equals power and since country borders are non-existant in our globalized world, they have to take care of their interests in other parts of the globe. So like it or not, it is justifiable for them to do so. They're paying our salaries anyway... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

zeebus	Heck no. And a majority of Americans would say the same. It's the government that thinks we're supposed to take care of the world. Too bad the government of/for/by the people is no longer run by the people. Let the rest of the world take care of itself. We CAN live in isolationism. It worked before and it can still work. We could still trade with other nations, but withdraw from the UN and all military committments. If south korea, for example, can't handle itself against north korea, too bad. The UN thinks it's so smart - let THEM handle it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Garfield	It's wrong for any one country to take on the role of "world police". The danger is that when one country is supposedly "helping" they're actually controlling more and more of the world. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jedi Master <S I T H><	since the world wont police its self and the everyone looks to the US to solve all its problems from militarily to economically then yes it is... and since we have to do all the fighting then we should get all the spoils.. it wasn't that long ago that when a country won a war they got to KEEP the other country... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Lem	Of course it is. We could have taken over the world after ww2 and didnt, we're the good guys remember. What other country puts "In God We Trust" on it's money. We know what the world needs, its just hard to keep big business out of it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

claymore	Yes.. Because America doesn't live in a vacuum and can't maintain itself in isolation. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mthtchr05	Quite the contrary, I wish we would stop. We don't need to stick our nose in other people's business. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

cricket	no Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dukalink6000	No. Why are we the "moral conscience" of the world? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Khan	No. Not at all. A they are turning blind from Israil and are punishing all others. That is not justfied by any means. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

some polisci major	If it accompolished anything remotly resembling something positive, I would say yes. As it is, all the US does is fan the flames. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

DEATH	Absolutely not! We're only becoming World Terrorists! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

TimeWastersInc	no.. any time you try to force your beliefs and laws on others you WILL get a fight,, usually to the death Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

WC	It is if they have a Napoleon Complex.If they feel that they have the muscle, they also feel that they need to flex it for the world to see. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

helixburger	It is just the exercise of power. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mojomuppet	nope it called being a bully and man are we good at it.sucks really im ashamed. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Andy	So long as the US has the wealth and the power, it can bully with impunity. Right now it is living its dream as expressed in the Project for the New American Century which, together with the Rapture-Ready crowd (as to which see Kevin Phillips, "American Theocracy") have greatly influenced George W. Bush and provided the outline for his worldview and his foreign and military policy. You ask about justification, but that has to invoke some set of norms, preferably objective ones, whether international law, human rights or other. (The current US endeavours seem to reject any limitation on its actions, but inevitably the cost -- and the fact that it is China and Japan and Germany who are financing the resulting debt -- will come home to roost. As will the bizarre, Orwellian (or Kafkaesque) definitions of "democracy" and "freedom" that the Bush administration uses. Finally, both Bush and his Islamist nemeses reject "compromise" and seek, each in its way, "justice". Compromise, on the other hand, is a very European (and Israeli, since Israel is European and not just in the sense of the Eurovision Song Contest) quality. So there is a dialogue of the deaf going on. Anyway, it is said that terrorism justifies setting aside ordinary norms. And it's true that to the degree that terror and anarchy cannot be checked by the State's power of coercion including police and military force, civilisation as we know it is in danger. It isn't only the Banyan statues that will be destroyed: Persepolis was saved only by luck; the museums of Europe are in the sights of certain Islamists. So, policing against global terrorism may be justified. But what about policing in support of economic interests? What about "policing" to assure a supply of oil at a low price? What about "policing" to assure high profits for Halliburton? You be the judge. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

andy g	If you can't get a handle on you muslim terrorist pigs than Yes the US and Israel has every right to police and kill the goat screwing muslim swine. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

onlyissue	Hey everyone! I agree with the majority of you. Judging by your answers, I'd say you need to check this out... http://www.freedomtofascism.com/ PS:You might want to check out the 'spell-check' feature as well...just an observation... Later... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ralph w	I think the US has a duty to clean-up its own messes, including those messes it inflicted on other countries. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Alexander Shannon	Sure...... in a world of religious fanatics we'll lay down all our arms. Im sure that'll work. Holy cripes. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

aka DarthDad	Yes. If not them, then who? No one else is even remotely suited for the task. Unless you wish chaos to reign. BTW you don't elect police, they are hired by economic interests. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

knowwhat	Yes, it's justified by the people, but when you have a leader who wants to control the world and the oil you have the devil. Also, when he has an 1.4 billion dollar business with the terrorist family, he do not mind sacrificing americans as long as it is not his drunk daughters, being called up or forced to fight the family friend the terrorist. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

hardartsystems	Obviously not.. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Lex	no its not but what in the world is....next time something happens such as a war and it doesn't involve us we need shut up and stay out of it and conentrate on our own problems SUCH AS INFLATION OR THE GAS PRICES. you may not feel the same way but this is wut we need to do as a country we come before everyone else let them solve their own porblems Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lyf4ce	Define "world policing"... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

musiclicker	No! The US needs to learn to mind their own business, and stop trying to tell the rest of the world what to do. Who died and left the US in charge anyway? If something another country is doing is not a direct threat to the US then the US needs to butt out! I'm an American born and bred, but I have just about had it with our government sticking it's nose where it don't belong. Pain and simple, it is NOT our job to police the world. Americans can't make friends by bullying everybody in the world! God knows we have enough enemies to deal with right here on our own soil, much less on everybody else in the world. Thanks, I needed that! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tanner_1122	define what you mean by policing if taking care of your country and its population and being proactive about various countries that are making threats against the USA then thats fine. I prefer it if we didn't wait for another attack but do whatever we can now to let all of those countries out there know that we won't stand still like Clinton did words to terrorists are just propaganda action speaks much louder Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

NATIVE NEW YORKER	DEPENDS WHO'S ASKING Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tjjone	Having spent a good portion of my life in the military, I know that as a soldier we are taught....we are not policemen. We are not the worlds police force. When we get sent someplace (in my case Grenada and Panama), it does appear as though we are acting as police. In Panama especially it seems as though we were nothing more than a force of Bail-Bondsman going after a fugative. If the world will not police itself, someone must do it. That was supposedly the job of the UN until they decided they were passive. The US has a right to police and protect it's interests. It's fortunate that we have those in power and in office that are able to identify problems overseas before they work their way into our land and our society. Unfortunately we weren't able to foresee 9-11. Even in that case...think about it. Had a President sent a military unit into....let's say the United Arab Emits prior to 9-11 and killed the terrorists responsible for 9-11 (maybe even Bin Laden) and prevented 9-11 from ever happening.....in our country that President would still be raked over the coals and in that case would have also lost world support for taking action against something that wasn't a threat...yet. It's about being proactive that we will survive terrorists...not by sitting around hoping the local police or guard service will protect our families and country here. The fight is out there....let's keep it out there. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No