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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wraith: [QB] A letter from this week's [i]Economist[/i]: [QUOTE] SIR-Those who claim that America has a moral obligation to send troops to stop the civil war in Liberia have it exactly wrong:our government has a moral obligation not to place its soldiers at risk except to defend the interests of Americans. This principle of freedom means that the government may not treat the citizen as a serf; it may not regard him as someone who exists to serve the needs of others. A foreign policy of self-sacrifice denies that principle. To send our soldiers into a battle in which they have no personal interest-to make them risk their lives solely for the sake of warring tribes in Liberia (Or Somalia, or Kosovo)- is to negate the underpinnings of liberty. Peter Schwartz Irvine, CA [/QUOTE]Does anyone actually agree with this? Should troops only be sent in when American interests are at stake or should the world's powerful countries defend the interests of other nationals? Sierra Leone is a good example this type of conflict; a small detatchment of British troops managed to restore relative peace and stability to the country. Personally I believe that if, in a situation such as a civil war that it is in the power of another country to stop and there are no other options that country should step in. The difficulty of this is, of course, not interfereing with the country's independance and knowing when to stop. The attitude expressed in that letter is incredibly arrogant. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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