Saturday, July 12, 2008

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

When another country is involved in the internal affairs of another, it is a type of intervention. Intervention is the interference of one country in the internal affairs of another or in its relations with other countries. Like what Jinyi has said, I share the same sentiments that a definite right or wrong cannot fully reflect and justify the issue. There are a few cases where intervention has brought about peace but during the process lives has been sacrificed. I would say that there is always a price to pay for in order to attain peace.

In my opinion, some of the intervention could have gone wrong due to the method being used to attaon peace. American and British forces have decided to invade Iraq and liberate Iraqis in an peration called "Operation Iraqi Freedom" without obtaing the authorisation of theUnited Nations Security Council. This method could possibly be to impulsive and lack of planning. Thus itlead to excess death of 654,965. In this example, we can see that the method used. has caused the situation to worsen and this has the the world to see the intervention as ineffective and useless. Therfore, the main aim of an intervention could be to bring peace which is good. However, the methods used could lead it to be protrayed as bad.

I would say in this case that i would support intervention as its main aim is to bring peace to another country. However, it would not be right if they would use impulsive methoods.

Another problem could be how willing the country that is being intervene to accept the assistance given. They have to understand that co-opeation between the two is needed and that for peace to be brought about sacrfices has to be made. Like Myammar, some countries put up resistance to interventions. If this intervention is to be continued, I believe that the situation would worsen as force will be needed to break the resistence put up. Thus, in this case, it would not be right for intervention.

In conclusion, there is no definite answer to this question. It really depends on different situations and other factors.

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