Genocide Convention Persuasive Speech

“Those who fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it,” This quote by George Santayana, perfectly highlights the dangers of not acting on genocide in our world. Too many times has the international reacted too late to genocides that are committed around the world. Too many lives have been lost in this past century, that could have been saved, if countries had stepped in sooner, but with the support and funding of the Genocide Convention, many genocides can be stopped in there tracks and other before they even can begin. The U.S backing of the Genocide Convention would be a critical step in securing a better future for tomorrow, as it would send a clear message to the rest of the world, that the U.S is putting it’s foot down on genocide. …show more content…
Imagine how many people, could have been saved only if the international community had responded sooner to the crisis and stopped it. This convention will play a key role in prevent such a delay of action from ever happening again. In fact, with the support of the U.S the response time of the Genocide Convention would just a few days. With a response of this magnitude, it would successfully stop any future genocides from reaching the kill counts of Rwanda or Nazi Germany.
There are also a few concerns that need to be addressed. First, and the most obvious is the cost of such a project. The cost would be very minimal, as with so many countries being apart of it, very few countries would ever dare to commit genocide in fear of the economic and military repercussions, so there Genocide Convention would very rarely ever need enter a country. Another, concern is even if the cost is low, who will pay for it? By having so many countries already in the convention, the cost was simply divided among all of the member equally, which in turn makes the cost even