Should the United States Be "The World's Policeman?"

Somebody says that President Bush has already made the decision to attack Iran if Tehran proceeds with uranium-enrichment activities viewed in Washington as precursors to the manufacture of nuclear munitions. With me, it sounds like the United States government administration desires to become "the World's Policeman". So, should the United States be "the World's Policeman?" The answer is "No". The United States should not be "the World's Policeman", because it's not an easy job when it's can easily become an military occupation, you cannot make sure that you can become "the World's Policeman" and still take care of your own country in every regard, and we already have a police force in the world. Let me explain it by myself.

Before you attempt to be "the World's Policeman", you must know exactly what the job is. You think it will be easy? No, it is not. It's not only a military occupation, but also there are other political sensitive issues to consider. When a country has problems, you should act only when you have an invitation. The people in that country should agree that they need help from you to solve the condition inside their country; and they must have the opportunity to ask you to leave whenever they want. We cannot change the circumstance in a country when the people cannot ask for help. Using "Iraq war" as an example, Saddam Hussein was totally in charge of that country and he did not ask for any help for his people, even when they needed help. So when you attack that government, you are invading, even when everyone agrees, even the people of that country, that they need help. So that is the reason why the world considers it to be an invasion, in effect a war.

Do you think that you can be the policeman of the world and still take care of your own country? Remember when the hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and Louisiana? It was the same time when we are involved in Iraq. So, as a result, we did not have enough soldiers to help hurricane victims because most of the military was in Iraq. And think about our economic condition, too. I have a friend trying to obtain scholarships from colleges, but he got letters like this: "...Those of us who support our labs through government research funds are seeing those funds being severely cut back because President Bush persists in dumping money into this war in the Middle East. This is a bad time for government research money in the United States..." So, if you want to be "the World's Policeman", you must make sure that you can take care of your own country in every regard. Can you do that?

And should United States be "the World's Policeman" when we already have a police force in the world? That is UN (United Nations). The United Nations does a good job as "the World's Policeman" when it goals are to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability, and develop a global partnership for development. It does such a good job. The world does not need the United States to be another "World Policeman" anymore.

So, I will make a simple conclusion: "United States should not be "the World's Policeman"".