US Role In Policing

The United States has seemed to taken the role of the “World Police.” This responsibility seems to have started after World War II and continues on to this day, even though the feeling of responsibility seems to be dwindling with each generation of Americans. There are plenty of reasons why the United States should back off from this role that should be the responsibility of the United Nations. However, there are many reasons why the United States shouldn’t step down, but even more reasons why they can’t. While the United States is often portrayed as the world’s law enforcement, they have the approval and assistance from many of their allies including England, France, Australia, etc. So saying the United States is the only country attempting to regulate international issues is false. However, it is fair to say the United States is the leading force when it comes to international conflict resolution. The United States is often criticized for its failures when attempting to keep order in foreign affairs, but they have also had many great success that have made huge changes in said relations. Like when the United States successfully got Sudan Hussein out of Kuwait in 1991. Or one of the most important examples of this policing, the halting …show more content…
The main idea behind the UN is a collaboration of all the worlds’ countries to resolve issues peaceful. The UN peacekeepers are supposed to do things that the US does now regarding international protection. However, the UN has shown multiple times that it is not fit to take militaristic actions when needed. A great example of this is the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. The UN stood aside as more than 500,000 Rwandans were slaughtered. If the US stood aside in situations like this, it would allow for negative forces to advance with no resistance. The US is a world power, so trying to lay low and hope that no one targets them would just simply