According to an article on the CNN website, the United States military force launched two air strikes on a Pakistani village. The strikes were reinforced with President Bush’s approval of invasions to go after terrorists in Pakistan without the consultation of Islamabad.
These unauthorized invasions into Pakistan to pursue potential terrorist threats are bolstered with good intent, but lack an essential diplomatic method. Since the attacks of September eleventh, our government has committed itself to abolishing global wide terrorist activity. This method of thinking seems commendable, but is it realistic? Is America solely responsible for the extermination of global wide terror? Why did we take this heavy burden upon ourselves? It was a choice clouded with misunderstanding and miscommunication. The American people believed our government had the correct information to act upon the current terrorist threat with swift efficiency. However, we have gone deeper into a trench that just keeps getting steeper. As a united front, America has regained balance since then, and now stands with a new passion for freedom.
America’s diplomacy sets the foundation for liberty and freedom. But as diplomacy remains disregarded through successive military attempts to rid the world of terror, there has been a reestablishment for the word, “freedom.” Freedom means more than free from the prejudices of race, religion, and sexuality. It declares a secure homeland free from the negative afflictions of an evil. A true evil that is more than just the workings of one man, but a mass of men working together to kill an idea. The American people make that idea a reality.
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The idea of America being kind-of worldwide anti-terror police is something that has been around for quite a while. Granted, the rest of the world doesn't seem to be big followers of that concept, and as a matter of fact they seem to be kind of angry with the US that we seem to be in the frame of mind that we need to be the world's sole protectors.
It is a position that we should not have put ourselves in, and it attributes us with a lot of unneeded responsibilities. I am also not entirely convinced that we went out, merely misinformed, and got ourselves involved in war's based solely on the fact that we wanted to end terrorism. I personally feel that as a nation we wouldn't go out and try to be like "Superman" without any proof that we would get something in return; cynical, true, but it seems to be the way the world works.
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