America has long sought to intervene when other countries need help. Whether it was Europe in the Great War and World War II, the Vietnam War, the Korean Conflict, or even the recent war in the Mideast, America continually wants to help other countries in need. In the beginning, it was to stop German aggression and continually defend America’s allies against the Nazi regime. As time progressed, a new threat emerged: Communism. Through the Vietnam and Korean wars, the United States helped to defend the Southern parts of the countries that were protecting democracy. This is perfectly fine, but unfortunately America has taken this approach to the extreme. I do not believe America should help Haiti. The country is under no attack from a foreign army or war. America needs to work on its own debt and economic deficit, and look towards improving its own country. Instead of wasting its own money on other countries and supplying troops in a an effort to continue its foreign presence, America needs to cut back on its defense budget and aid itself.
There is no possible way to fully prevent any catastrophe, whether it is in Haiti or in the United States. For an example, Japan was recently hurt by an earthquake; a devastating 9.0. Instead of being completely safe and prevented, the world’s third largest economic superpower was actually devastated. Now the country of Japan is being threatened by three nuclear reactors that are failing in one plant. The United States should not go out of its way to help Japan economically, as it is such a rich country and the world’s largest creditor, it should divert the 49,000 troops already in the country to help the Japanese. Though it may be wasting American taxdollars to aid a rich country, it is a reassurance by the United States that it is there to help their investors.

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[Melissababesxox]

Your completely right, and I can not believe that I'm saying that. You mention a few different times in American History that I did not even remember America getting involved, such as the Korean Conflict or the Great War. You also state that the United States is funding other countries and helping them. When you stated all the facts about the United States helping Japan it is actually quite believable. The United States has always gone out of their way to help other countries, so with this recent problems that are going on, a person could only assume that the United States would become involved with other countries, especially those that we depended upon greatly. You state that Japan is "a rich country and the world's largest creditor", is it possible that if we help them in recovering, will they remain with this title, or is there a possibility that these jobs and these factories are going to the United States. The possibility of this happening could be very likely and would help the American economy greatly.Tax dollars should remain in those that are giving their money, this money should stay in the hands that give it. The United States can not prevent a catastrophe, but rather prepare for the worst.