The past week has seen major instances of civil unrest in Egypt. Surely, you have seen the media coverage documenting the violent turn that it has taken on over the past couple of days. Just in case you've been living in an ice cave, here's a sampling from Wednesday...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt
With this garnering a majority of the coverage, it is easy to lose sight of the reasons for the protests that began this movement. Below is a summary of the issues...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110128/ts_yblog_thelookout/unrest-in-egypt-whats-going-on
The question that we have to ask ourselves at this juncture is, is all of this worth it? Are the original reasons for the protests important enough to keep it up in the face of the violence that has erupted? Is President Mubarak doing the right thing by trying to maintain power in the face of growing protests calling for him to step down? If the "Mubarak supporters" were local thugs hired by the government, is this an appropriate response? As the violence escalates, should the U.S. get involved in an effort to restore order? (Due by 2/6)
The U.S. should not get involved. Throughout the past we've tried to be the "world police" and i think it needs to stop. The people of the world have either become dependent on our support when their backs are against the wall or they have ended up hating us for putting our noses in the problems. Personally i think the president needs to step down because if he doesn't I'm almost positive it will end in his death and the loss of many Egyptians. From what i have been hearing on the news Mubarak seems to be upholding a corrupt govrnment as it is. The people have a right to change their government but they need to do it alone and form it with their own set of beliefs and morals.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I believe the U.S. should stay out of this. It's not our problem therfore we shouldn't have to lose soldiers over it. The reasons for this protest are valid because there standing up against an oppressive leader and if it means violence has to erupt then so be it. Sometimes you have to sacrifice a few for the benefit of the country as a whole. I believe that the president of egypt should step down because i highly doubt that theres anything he could say to calm the people down.
ReplyDeleteI beleive that if the country is revolting then they must have good reason for doing so. They know what they need and how they are being treated. If they need to revolt then it is up to them. The President is right to try to keep his power. Maybe hiring thugs is not the best way to do so but at least he is trying to keep the country under countrol.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the U.S. should get involved. We always try to help everyone out but for once i think we need to stay out of. We shouldn't be losing our own men over a problem that one isn't ours and two that we might not even be able to fix. I think the president should step down because this is too big of a problem for him. I think the reason for protesting is valid and somehow they need to come up with a new government with a new president.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe we should get involved. We are already trying to police Iraq and Afghanistan and it hasn't turned out for the better. We also do not need another enemy. If we try to police Egypt, and the people start to revolt on us, that will be just another threat to our country. The President shouldn't be forced to step down but as of right now I would recommend it.
ReplyDeleteThe U.S. should not get involved. The U.S. already has a huge debt that we owe which is caused by trying to help everyone. The U.S. should only help in if the conditions become extreme. The government needs to be changed and the people should have the power to do so in Egypt. The people have having rights taking away that they deserve.
ReplyDeleteI think the U.S> should stay out of this. We are in financial hard ship as it is and getting involved in another "across the world battle" is out of the question. Mubarak should step down because from the position he is in, he is not leading the country anyway. On top of that, Mubarak has lead his country to chaos and corruption and shoudl step down before this entire ordeal results in his death and the death of many other Egyptians. This is a time for the people of Egypt to take an iitiative and stand up for themselves. Overcourse there will violence, but that is a product of people standing up for their rights as citizens.
ReplyDeleteThe U.S. citizens should not have to see their tax dollars be spent on a problem that is not happening in their own country. We have enough trouble going on in our own country to ry and spend money in a foriegn country. we should be using that money to try and fix the struggling economy we hAVE here.
ReplyDeleteThe U.S. needs to stay out of this dispute. We do not need to spend more money on something that does not concern us. The president of Egypt needs to take control of his own country and resolve the problem with his people.
ReplyDeleteif the government hired "local thugs" to create violence, that is a major problem. If hiring people to create violence was the idea of the government, the government will have a hard time recovering from that mistake. On another note, the U.S. should not get involved in this mess. Our economy is bad enough as it is and getting involved in a problem that isn't even ours would not be beneficial for our own government, let alone Egypt's.
ReplyDeleteI think the US should stay out of the problems in Egypt. Our country always takes matters into our own hands and we end up losing soldiers for something that isn't even our problem. Therefore, we should stay out of the problem in Egypt. I don't support violence, so I think Mubarak should step down and prevent more violent outbursts. If he steps down, the violence will stop.
ReplyDeleteThe U.S. should completely stay outts this. With soldiers getting hurt in our own war only more death can emerge from joining this dispute. If the people of Egypt want a new leader they should get one because the leader should work for the people not the other way around. We have our own problems to deal with like our economy also so this isn't a smart idea with getting involved.
ReplyDeleteTHe u.s. should stay of it becasue we dont need another problem we already have too many of those. if the president doesnt step down more people will die and more violence will come and no one wants that.
ReplyDeleteThe U.S. should stay out of this. We are already dealing with Afghanistan and Iraq, and we do not need another problem. The people of Egypt need to figure out their own problems. We need to worry about ourselves and turn our economy around.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the U.S. SHould stay out of Egypts business. The U.S. is very arrogant when it comes to issues like this. I dont think we need to be shoving media people and endangering U.S. citizens just to see some Egyptian chaos. We need to worry about our own government because we are perfect either.
ReplyDeleteI think that President Mubarak should step down to help stop the out of control protests. The United States should not get involved with the Egypt's problems. We should let them take care of it because we are not apart of their government.
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