US Unpopularity Analysis

As far as morals are concerned, humans have this undying need to help everyone, and the United States in particular has been thrusted into this role of the world’s “police,” and “savior,” but at what cost? Millions of refugees from Syria and Libya are pouring into neighboring countries seeking asylum. The only problem is that those countries’ economies, infrastructure, and resources cannot handle the influx of people, which is why the United States should help those countries out, financially, as to protect those refugees and protect those countries that don’t want the refugees to enter their borders.

Everyday problems are occurring in the middle east. Millions of refugees are being displaced and ISIS is gaining land. Many Americans do not care about these conflicts but we should if we are the cause of them.America grants Israel more foreign aid than any other country mostly in arms and weapons. The foreign aid America gives to Israel is clearly unlawful and inhumane. The United States should stop this program immediately because it goes against many government policies preventing the formation of militaristic countries and giving arms to Israel will help them commit more human rights violations against the Palestinians that the United Nations already

Since World War II, the United States foreign policy has metastasised to a global level. The United States has taken the position as the global police. We have done countless interventions to “better” the good of the world and its people. Yet, it seems we have forgotten about Americans themselves, who have to deal with the enormous costs of these interventions. When a tyrannous dictator takes control of a country in some far flung part of the world, the United States steps in. We use American soldiers and taxpayers dollars to oust the dictator. Then when a vacuum is created we go back and fight the terrorist group which has taken over. This has happened too many times. It shows the weakness of our foreign policy system. The cost of our military, foreign interventions, and aid has gotten out of control for a country with looming debt problems. As of 2015, military spending has taken up fifty four percent of our discretionary spending, coming out to a total of $598.5 billion dollars (Nationalpriorities.org). Additionally, $195 billion is going outside the United States to fund foreign bases and aid (Politico.com). United

The United States is one of the industrialized countries that offer a small amount of aid. ( Fact Based)

Since World War II, America has often been considered and called upon to serve as the world’s policeman. But is it a role we have performed effectively – and perhaps more importantly, is it one that we should continue to play? With opinion polls showing the American people’s overwhelming reluctance to serve a military role in foreign countries, it is time to consider whether the title of “world’s policeman” is one we should keep. Studying American interventions in the world since WWII offer some lessons and insights into both America’s desire – and ability – to police the world, and leads to the unavoidable conclusion that we are the only nation capable of preventing the all-too common atrocities, genocides and acts of aggression that destabilize continents and create untold human suffering.

For example, in the Syrian Refugee, one website called “New U.S. Assistance to Respond to Syria Crisis” explained that, “We also see the plight of refugees fleeing the region to European countries and are reminded of the need to provide humanitarian assistance and to promote inclusion and self-reliance in countries of first asylum”. Even though other countries are helping the Refugees but the countries have to make room for the people and make sure that the kids get education. Europe is being nice and letting these people stay in their country but then there are also going to be issues. Another example is from Darfur Genocide, one website called “American Response to Darfur” showed that “However, the US government does not act independently of the social current, and non- profit world lies in the background of official US politics”. America is feeling bad in for the people that are facing hard time in this Darfur Genocide problem and so they help them in this problem and later the realize that they are going to need to give lots of support to the people and realize that they have some weakness too. To sum it up, sometime when we help someone, we need to give them more than what they need. We have to make sure that everything will be fine and normal for the

The United States is known for helping other countries and nations who are in need of assistance. One example is between 1936 and 1939, the Chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler began

In 2013, The United States spent over $737 billion on its military, at a time where the country is in an economic crisis. The United States spends more money on the military then most of the world combined, it’s no secret that the U.S is known as the world’s police. What are the consequences that will come with this, the American citizens are already feeling the effects of modern imperialism. In order to maintain the world police status, the United Sates continues to make cuts toward the infrastructure and the economy. American roadways, schools, social services, emergency services and the environment are

America’s role in the world is to advance the cause of a rising global middle class— free from oppression, free from want, free from fear. But after twelve years on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan and after a global financial crisis and long recession that our people are still struggling to recover from it is understandable that many Americans would like to disengage from the world. Understandable, but not responsible. Because our country’s security—and our children’s prosperity—demand that we be more engaged with the world around us, not less. We do this primarily by making our nation more prosperous and secure here at home. And we do this by exercising our economic, diplomatic, military, and healing power around the world, in ways

There are also those who are not apathetic toward foreign policy; rather, they are very interested it and so upset by the policies they see implemented that they are arguing for an American return to isolationism. This view is centered largely around the belief that the United States gives too much in monetary and military aid to foreign countries. In an article by the CATO Institute titled “What Some Call ‘Isolationism,’ Others Call Common Sense,” the author argues that, “If we [America] continue on our current path, with other countries growing more and more dependent on U.S. military power and less inclined to develop their own, the burdens on American taxpayers and U.S. troops will only grow heavier. While it is true that the United States spends $640.2 billion supporting the military each year, and that this accounts for 38% percent of the world’s total military expenditures, it is arguable that having a strong, well-funded military

The United States of America gives billions of dollars in financial aid each year to help support a myriad of different countries to include Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and multiple African nations. It is morally and ethically correct to help countries in times of true emergency, but how much help is considered too much? Are we as a nation hindering our own growth and future preservation by contributing to this worldwide aid? The answer is very clear when put into perspective.

The lesson is clear. These decent Americans who remain close to the people of the countries they are working in are also America's best ambassadors. In fact, three years after this book's initial publication, John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps, whose philosophy and methods closely parallel the model of small-scale, people-oriented assistance Lederer and Burdick

America’s foreign policy affects each and every person in the world in terms of prices, taxes, supply of gasoline, and the lives of our soldiers also depends on how we associate with US. This country can bring hope to the lives of the poorest people in the world. It is because of their persona that they are able to respect the lives of others who are not even their own. Most American citizens believe in embracing their values, justice, fairness, democracy, a helping hand when there is need and hard work. Their values are applied from their households, to

In the United States, consumer sentiment is measured primarily using two measures: Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index. Both of these measure the degree of optimism consumer’s express about the economy and their personal financial/employment situation. This is a key element in determining economic health, as 70% of economic activity comes from consumer spending. Consumer sentiment can both a positive and negative effect on the speed of an economic recovery.

Previously, I perceived our opponents to be the “bad guys” and the United States to be the heroes that were helping people around the world. While this may be true in some applications, I’m no longer naïve to the fact that the U.S. isn’t handing out millions of dollars in economic interest simply because it’s the right thing to do. Rather, I believe that most military conflicts the U.S. has engaged in over the last century, as well as the current battles in Syria and throughout the Middle East, stem principally from economic motivations. While I’m undecided in the political debate that exists between political parties over the term imperialism itself, I’ve become keenly aware of how much of our country’s foreign policy is driven by the economic needs of its citizens. The profound change I’ve experienced is in remaining mindful as to the influence on foreign policy that receptive markets and favorable political conditions in countries throughout the world has.