1). I believe that in general it may seem that helping the enemy of an enemy would be beneficial, but it can prove to be very detrimental. The United States funded the Afghan Mujahideen in their war against the Soviet Union because we wanted to harm the Soviet Union. This eventually backfired because after the Soviets left Afghanistan, the Taliban (who were primarily an outgrowth of the Mujahideen) took control of Afghanistan in 1996.
2). I do believe that our current war on terror is so extreme it can have effects similar to The Cold War. We have armed rebels in Syria which could cause more instability in the region. We sometimes are unsure where the money and arms are going to end up, which can cause massive problems. The instability in …show more content…
It seems as if Fareed Zakaria is advocating against a US lead invasion of other countries, and showing how our current foreign policy strategy can actually create terrorists. This would be called a “light footprint strategy” and would involve special operations and covert intelligence. As we learned about in Iraq, when the United States sends in troop to Muslim countries, groups such as Al Qaeda benefited due to new radicalization.
4). I completely agree with Fareed's statements on our foreign policy. I believe that with all of the military invasions, the instability is even greater. We need to implement a more light footprint strategy in the region. Also, I agree with his statement that we need to actually control/rule the areas where these former groups were in, or another group will take advantage and seize it. We have the advantage in areas such as intelligence, airstrikes and drones, and counterterrorism measures that can be more effective than sending in ground troops.
5). US foreign policymakers can see the effects the Iraq and the Afghanistan war had on the region when deciding whether or not to intervene in Syria. There are things other than a full out US fledge invasion such as intelligence and drone strikes which could be more beneficial than an invasion. The costs of sending American ground troops into Iraq cost American lives, and also a lot of
2). I do believe that our current war on terror is so extreme it can have effects similar to The Cold War. We have armed rebels in Syria which could cause more instability in the region. We sometimes are unsure where the money and arms are going to end up, which can cause massive problems. The instability in …show more content…
It seems as if Fareed Zakaria is advocating against a US lead invasion of other countries, and showing how our current foreign policy strategy can actually create terrorists. This would be called a “light footprint strategy” and would involve special operations and covert intelligence. As we learned about in Iraq, when the United States sends in troop to Muslim countries, groups such as Al Qaeda benefited due to new radicalization.
4). I completely agree with Fareed's statements on our foreign policy. I believe that with all of the military invasions, the instability is even greater. We need to implement a more light footprint strategy in the region. Also, I agree with his statement that we need to actually control/rule the areas where these former groups were in, or another group will take advantage and seize it. We have the advantage in areas such as intelligence, airstrikes and drones, and counterterrorism measures that can be more effective than sending in ground troops.
5). US foreign policymakers can see the effects the Iraq and the Afghanistan war had on the region when deciding whether or not to intervene in Syria. There are things other than a full out US fledge invasion such as intelligence and drone strikes which could be more beneficial than an invasion. The costs of sending American ground troops into Iraq cost American lives, and also a lot of