I think that Canada should try to retain its peacekeeping role. In the past years, Canada has been putting a lot more money and resources into fighting the war in Afghanistan, while they could have been investing in peacekeeping missions (Shephard). Canada should decrease its involvement in violent missions and increase their involvement in peacekeeping missions. They have participated in both in the past (Dyck 207). However, recently, under the leadership of the Harper government, they have primarily been engaging in violent missions (Harper).
I think we should encourage peace instead of going to war. If we encourage peace to the very dangerous rebel organization then we will not have to risk thousands and thousands of lives in the United States just because we are ally with the country of Aggressivia. So, I think the best option is to encourage peace because it will help both countrys at the same time. We woud not have to raise the taxes and make the citizens of America mad. We would not have to risk the lives of the America 's soilders.
Many believe that the Syrian war has been prolonged by outside involvement contributing to the war in Syria. A big conflicting matter is the support of different oppositions when going from country to country. Recently a big issue is Russia’s support to the Assad Regime against the United States’s support for the Syrian Rebels. This truly is believed to be the single largest factor contributing to prolonged war and failure of reconciliation efforts (Document F). US led coalition airstrikes and Russian airstrikes have also played a big part in delaying the end to the war in Syria.
In particular, a benefit that would result from the law is that it will encourage citizens to take action and help the individuals that are in desperate need. When people begin to make better choices and become involved, many innocent lives will be saved. In addition to this, the article “If Decency Doesn’t, Law Should Make Us Samaritans” by Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom, the authors assert that “The real reason individuals do not reach out is because they feel disconnected from strangers in need... If each of us recognized a moral responsibility to come to the aid of others, we would all gain the benefits of a stronger and safer community” (Allred and Bloom 2). This quote says that people do not help others in need because they are not close to each other but if a federal law was created that said they were obligated to give assistance to those in imminent danger, everyone would benefit from it and communities would be much safer. Despite the fact that someone who is in a crisis and is in need of help might be a stranger, that should be no excuse for one to not lend a hand.
Everyone can help in their own way as long as people do not ignore the problem hoping it will go
If they can not help then I do not really see a point of them, but they do help more than not having
Nearly five years since the war in Syria started, is now really the time for the UK to step in and try and resolve the conflict? Personally I don’t believe it is. I think that if we were going to help the Syrian forces we should have done it at the beginning of this conflict. Now after the Paris attacks the UK government believe that bombing the extremists will somehow stop what is happening, but will it not instead just put a bigger target on the UK? Yes, there is always going to be positives and negatives to every decision but can we really live with what the possible negatives of the UK joining this conflict could do to our country.
The Middle East has always been considered as one of the most volatile and complex regions in the world. After the 9/11 attacks by Al-Qaeda, a new era of inequilibrium was arguably introduced. Thereon, the world was never the same. As a case in point, Iraq, with its strategic worth and regional status had suffered at the heart of this tension for seven years (2003 - 2011). During which, it has been ravaged by a vicious cycle of warfare, sectarian strife, and mostly, an unprovoked invasion launched by the Bush Administration to eliminate the threat raised by its-ex Sunni leader: Saddam Hussein, who was charged of processing and developing weapons of mass destruction.
The father, Abdullah Kurdi of the three-year-old boy whose body was washed up on the beach in Turkey, blames Canada for his son’s unnecessary death due to his unaccepted application for asylum (The Canadian Press 2015). The new Liberal government has stated that Canada will be bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees by February of this year (Government of Canada 2016), however, through a survey asking what Canadian’s thought about the government’s plans, a large majority (54%) opposed this, in particular due to the fast tracking of applications in concern for safety and security (Angus Reid Institute 2015). It is evident there is contrasting views between the government and the citizens; perhaps it is due to a tense decade of economic downfall and
The chapter on ‘Helping’ is complex, because what is considered helping is subjective. There are many examples of individuals who prove to do the right thing in the situations they’re in, but is that helping? It’s definitely the right thing to do and better for society and those involved, but I feel like as humans we all need to have social responsibilities to do better for those around us and the planet we occupy and not justify it as helping, but understand it as a humanistic trait. Everyone participates in some degree of helping, whether it is assisting your elderly neighbor, helping a friend move, listening to someone who needs to be listened to, rescuing animals, et cetera. The textbook discusses how social scientists try to measure those likely to help, I see the measurement to be similar to measuring happiness, there’s an infinite amount of possibilities.
Islamic state is taking over so much of Iraq and other countries if they are not stopped or threatened in a huge way Islamic State may take over the whole East side of our world. If the U.S. waits to send in troops or sends in troops one by one it can help there is a chance Islamic State will spread. The Islamic State isn’t doing this for fun or for revenge, they are showing that they are a true Islamic nation. Their attacks have spread to Europe now and the United States is just watching this happen. The United States cannot stop the ISIS everywhere so we need help also.
As mentioned above, the main argument countries bump into is the question of sovereignty and the right to intervene in their governing procedures. We saw that with Barack Obama's delayed and deliberated response to make an action in Syrian civil war, which unfortunately came a year too late. All of the capable countries fear the international outrage their actions might spark, hence the slow and cautious process of assessing the current situation and comparing all the possible pros and cons. In addition, the local governments might fear an outrage of its own citizens, who might not want to send their military troops to a dangerous location.
The word “help” is a very complicated yet simple word. According to the Learner’s Dictionary, the definition of help is: to do something that makes it easier for someone to do a job, to deal with a problem, to aid or assist someone. Helping someone sounds like an easy job, and most of us would agree that we would help people anytime anywhere, but it always doesn’t turn out that way. Scientists have spent a considerable amount of time studying the helpfulness behavior of several types of people. Picture this... a man lying on the floor and a few people strolling about, occupied with their business.
My standing on this debate is still, and will remain neutral. I do think some violence is needed to eradicate ISIS, but I also do think that we can solve this problem a better way. As the con side had said, education will help the next generation in the middle east make their own decisions. On the other hand, the pro side has said that ISIS does not want to negotiate, they want to end the world. To stop ISIS, we need to come up with a plan that will eventually decrease their population.
Trying to assist people in time of crises can and is a hard thing to do sometimes.
