Do you think it is ever right for one country to become involved in the internal affairs of another?

Like what Jinyi said, "A definite right or wrong cannot fully reflect and justify the issue. This is because in ‘Right’, there would be a small extent of ‘Wrong’ and vice versa.", personally, I feel that it is neither ever right nor ever wrong for a country to become involved in the internal affairs of another, largely because situations differ from country to country.

As such, I believe that often, the intentions of the intervening country is right but their actions, or rather, the consequences of their actions, are wrong. To further elaborate my point, let's take for example the 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' mentioned in the article. The main intention of the American and British forces' "Operation Iraqi Freedom" was to invade Iraq and liberate the Iraqis from Saddam Hussein's misrule. This intention for the better lives of the Iraqis was right. However, as a result to capture Saddam Hussein and to invade Iraq, 654,965 innocent lives were taken while hundreds of thousands fled the country. Therefore, the American and British invading forces were astounded when instead of being warmly welcomed by the Iraqis who would live happily ever after in a paradise of freedom and democracy, they were treated with hostility and rejection. Moreover, the Americans failed to take moral responsibility for their actions in Iraq, ensuring peace and stability before their troops withdraw. If intervention by the third party would cause more harm than good to the people, then of course it would not be right to become involved in the internal affairs of another. Would these dire consequences have happened if the intervening country had put thorough thought into their actions as well as the consequences to the other country?

On the contrary, there are situations in which intervention have proved to be right, and these cases usually come in times of disasters and calamities. In theses cases, other countries can step in and offer help to the country. Not only will the receiving country recover from the disaster more quickly, at the same time stronger international bonds can be forged as well. For example, when the earthquake happened in Sichuan, China recently, many counrtries have played apart in helping the people affected by the disaster. Rescue workers from all over the world including Britain and Russia flew in to rescue victims trapped under the rubble. Food and monetary donations were given to the victims of the earthquake. All these aids provided by other countries have greatly helped Sichuan to recover from the disaster.

Therefore, I reinstate my point that intervention can be right or wrong, depending on the situation of the country.