Should we...or Shouldn't We??...

I can never completely agree with the no side or the yes side.



I agree with the yes side because I think everyone deserves a second chance. I mean really, Darfur themselves, really haven't gotten their own chance. They just get the short end of the stick because of Iraq's behavior in the past.

The no side had made a point that the US already was "proved catastrophically wrong in Iraq" why would it be any different now, and what has changed since then. This part I don't agree with. I think everyone deserves a chance, but that is more of a moral conscious decision. I also agree with the no side because it is dangerous for our troops. We think we are "so irresistbile" that these questions shouldn't be taken into account. So I definatly agree that we risk a lot more than we think, and should...Sometimes I think the only reason we do so, is because there is nothing else to do..?? This side also had a lot more reasons why Davis Rieff didn't believe we should send US peackeeping troops to Darfur.

"Okayyyy, so I guess I agree more with the NO side than the Yes side..." ;)

Part II

Marlow is lying on the deck of the steamboat he is repairing, when he overhears a conversation between the Manager and his uncle, the leader of the Eldorado Exploring Expedition.
What are the important things he learns from this exchange?
Marlow learns that Kurtz is planning on turning the station into beacon civilization and moral improvement. Kurtz wants to take over the head management position. He learns that these two people are planning a conspiracy to hang a man who is troublesome.
What is the uncle gesturing towards at the end?
Anyone who stands in his way must be hanged. That Kurtz needs to die.
Summarize Marlow's meditation on the cannibal crew. What is he impressed with?
"savages" "inhuman"
Well, at first he realizes they are hungry because they couldn’t trade on shore. He wants to help these savage. He finds it funny that the other men don’t agree with his decision.

Supporting the UN or Not Supporting the UN

Personally, I think we should get out of the United Nations because they haven't been able to prove they can keep conflict between their countries. Although that statement would make a lot of sense on many levels, it is also necessary for us to be there in the United Nations to help the smaller countries. They need us to help them. As the United States, we need to support the United Nations of further wars between countries. I don't see how it is hurting us, right now. "The U.S. can, at significantly less cost, wield great influence over world events and achieve U.S. policy goals by remianning fully engaged in planning and implementing UN peace operations." That is why we should stay in with the UN. Now, my theory...
I understand that if we withdrew from the UN we wouldn't be able to come back....BUT what good is it doing for them anyways. We are there, supporting them, and doing whatever we can to try to help them. Since they haven't shown that they can keep their countries in line, then what has all of our help done for them...?? NOTHING! I also think why not try something new. Withdraw from the UN and see what happens.