Today, the people live in a world of relative peacefulness. Yes, there have been two wars in the last few years in the Balkan regions, but these wars only involved two countries at a time. Contrary to the belief of many Americans, the U.S. was not in Bosnia or Kosovo for the purpose of fighting a war. They were there to keep peace in the region and to stop the inhumane acts being committed by the leaders of a few countries. The reason that …showed first 85 words of 2106 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 2106 total…listen to the words that President Harry Truman spoke about the organization over fifty years ago, “the free people of this world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of our world--and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation.” (Albright 322) The words he spoke could not ring more true today. Our nation’s welfare, both political and economic rely on the U.S. remaining a member of NATO.
