Lemonfix
Refugee
I'm not so much a poster on the FYM boards, but this question has been nagging at me a lot lately and I was wondering if you smart people had any thoughts on this topic...
I've been reading so much about Srebrenica lately, and hearing about what is going on in the Sudan and what did happen in Rwanda in the past and the West's refusal to do anything substancial to stop genocide in these places.
Then I see what has happened in Iraq, with American intervention. Now, I know that the two situations are very different, but they bring up a good question...When do we have a moral obligation to intervene to stop an injustice and when should we butt out? Should there be criteria, such as genocide or any other type of mass killings? There just seems to be such a fine line and such great room for error...I'd appreciate your thoughts.
I've been reading so much about Srebrenica lately, and hearing about what is going on in the Sudan and what did happen in Rwanda in the past and the West's refusal to do anything substancial to stop genocide in these places.
Then I see what has happened in Iraq, with American intervention. Now, I know that the two situations are very different, but they bring up a good question...When do we have a moral obligation to intervene to stop an injustice and when should we butt out? Should there be criteria, such as genocide or any other type of mass killings? There just seems to be such a fine line and such great room for error...I'd appreciate your thoughts.