The United States as the World's Peacekeeper

My original speech topic before the Trade Center and Pentagon attacks was “should we be the world’s peacekeepers” and I was going to slant it towards the no side. Then in the week after, I realized the answer was a resounding “yes”…for several reasons. 1. Because we can. That isn’t just about ego, but also about economy. We are the elder brother and sister of the world, and we bail out our younger …

…a democracy like them. For the time being, this policy to help other nations in need has succeeded, with minor incidents, hopefully in the years to come, it stays that way. The American people will have to face that because of it’s first impression on the world a long time ago, the country will always be viewed as the world police and no other nation shall be thought of in higher regard as America.