Author: Mark Pernia
There are some that say that when America went to war in Afghanistan is a violation of set International laws on sovereignty and non-aggression. For they may have been other diplomatic options available to the United States like economic and trade sanctions, diplomatic protest and other legal remedies to coerce the Taliban in surrendering the masterminds and those involved of the 9/11 terror attack. More importantly is that, the human and infrastructure collateral damage that this country will sustain, even how “minimal” it is may be unacceptable. The physical and psychological trauma, the lives lost regardless of gender and labeled as collateral damage or that margin of error that can be committed. And lastly, the economic effects of this war are a steep price to pay since the battleground is in Afghanistan itself. On the other hand, the deaths of those killed in the attack in New York, must also be given the justice they deserve by letting those criminals involved pay for their heinous crime. Furthermore, that attack done by Al Qaeda, in U.S. soil can be considered as an act of war, and as such the U.S. must defend its citizens, its territory, and its interest’s with all that is available to them. Although, it can also be said that the U.S. retaliation and “invasion” of Afghanistan was a two prong plan, it was not just guns and bullets but the U.S. did recognize that they have a certain moral obligation to help rebuild the lives of the people and their society in general. Inspite the fact that wars are undesirable and costly, the mobilization and deployment of U.S. troops to go to war was inevitable, based on the role that they play in the international arena, as a sovereign seeking justice for its citizens killed, and the apparent need to address these terror groups plaguing many countries. Also, due to the threat of local and international terrorism throughout the world, either ideological or political, there is indeed a need to combat these insurgencies; it is therefore a justified act by the U.S. In fact this was supported by majority of the member countries in the international community. The United States being the only super power in the world has indeed a certain responsibility to lead and assist other countries in combating terrorism. This is vital role because: citing one of the very foundations of the creation of the United Nations is to maintain world peace so that the atrocities’ during WWI and WWII would never happen again. It is my opinion that the greater good should always prevail in terms of how states should act in dealing with crimes and of their interactions.
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World War Stories- The war in Afghanistan was caused by the occurrence of 9/11 which took a lot of lives and destroyed one of the symbols of American capitalism, and since it is known to be the stronghold of the Taliban which is connected to Osama Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda terrorist group. It does prompt the question is it really necessary to invade another country given the possible implications of such a war? Doesn’t it violate International Laws? Is the crusade for justice for the 9/11 justifiable? Let’s take a look at both sides of the coin for a minute.
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There are some that say that when America went to war in Afghanistan is a violation of set International laws on sovereignty and non-aggression. For they may have been other diplomatic options available to the United States like economic and trade sanctions, diplomatic protest and other legal remedies to coerce the Taliban in surrendering the masterminds and those involved of the 9/11 terror attack. More importantly is that, the human and infrastructure collateral damage that this country will sustain, even how “minimal” it is may be unacceptable. The physical and psychological trauma, the lives lost regardless of gender and labeled as collateral damage or that margin of error that can be committed. And lastly, the economic effects of this war are a steep price to pay since the battleground is in Afghanistan itself. On the other hand, the deaths of those killed in the attack in New York, must also be given the justice they deserve by letting those criminals involved pay for their heinous crime. Furthermore, that attack done by Al Qaeda, in U.S. soil can be considered as an act of war, and as such the U.S. must defend its citizens, its territory, and its interest’s with all that is available to them. Although, it can also be said that the U.S. retaliation and “invasion” of Afghanistan was a two prong plan, it was not just guns and bullets but the U.S. did recognize that they have a certain moral obligation to help rebuild the lives of the people and their society in general. Inspite the fact that wars are undesirable and costly, the mobilization and deployment of U.S. troops to go to war was inevitable, based on the role that they play in the international arena, as a sovereign seeking justice for its citizens killed, and the apparent need to address these terror groups plaguing many countries. Also, due to the threat of local and international terrorism throughout the world, either ideological or political, there is indeed a need to combat these insurgencies; it is therefore a justified act by the U.S. In fact this was supported by majority of the member countries in the international community. The United States being the only super power in the world has indeed a certain responsibility to lead and assist other countries in combating terrorism. This is vital role because: citing one of the very foundations of the creation of the United Nations is to maintain world peace so that the atrocities’ during WWI and WWII would never happen again. It is my opinion that the greater good should always prevail in terms of how states should act in dealing with crimes and of their interactions.The war in Afghanistan was caused by the occurrence of 9/11 which took a lot of lives and destroyed one of the symbols of American capitalism, and since it is known to be the stronghold of the Taliban which is connected to Osama Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda terrorist group. It does prompt the question is it really necessary to invade another country given the possible implications of such a war? Doesn’t it violate International Laws? Is the crusade for justice for the 9/11 justifiable? There are some that say that when America went to war in Afghanistan is a violation of set International laws on sovereignty and non-aggression. For they may have been other diplomatic options available to the United States like economic and trade sanctions, diplomatic protest and other legal remedies to coerce the Taliban in surrendering the masterminds of the 9/11 terror attack. More importantly is that, the human and infrastructure collateral damage that this country will sustain, even how “minimal” it is may be unacceptable. The physical, psychological, economic effects of this war are a steep price to pay. On the other hand, the deaths of those killed in the attack in New York, must be given justice by letting the criminals pay for that heinous crime. Although, the U.S. does recognize that they must not only go to war there but also help rebuild the lives of the people in Afghanistan and their society in general. In fact, they, built schools, taught the people different new skills, and ensured that a democratic government would be created. Also, due to the threat of local and international terrorism throughout the world, either ideological or political, there is indeed a need to combat these insurgencies. The United States being the only super power in the world has indeed a certain responsibility to lead and assist other countries in combating terrorism. This is vital role because: citing one of the very foundations of the creation of the United Nations is to maintain world peace so that the atrocities’ during WWI and WWII would never happen again.
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