Kubehiz
18th October 2012, 22:17
Hello, comrades,
I'm coming in with a theoretical question today that has been dancing around in my brain. As leftists, we are usually against military and political intervention in various states across the globe, as commissioned by the UN. With the growing trend of R2P, the right to protect citizens from oppressive regimes, could our theories need redressing?
This is a question I ask seriously, because I have witnessed the oppression in Iran, the troubles of a theocratic state, and we have all seen the slaughters on the news in Syria. Whilst some argue that it is an imperialistic outcome to intervene militarily in these countries, is it not better in some circumstances to attempt to dethrone dictators?
Yes, I am familiar with the issues America has created with installing new, more brutal dictators and issues in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq. However, this question is more posed for atrocities rather than economic motivation (such as oil). This is for the atrocities we have seen in Rwanda, mass genocide. The atrocities we have seen in Syria, Sudan, and many other third world countries.
I guess, to boil it down, would it not be better in the case of severe atrocities to at least attempt to install peace-keeping forces and breach State Sovereignty for the good of the people? Please, feel free to discuss and educate me, for I am not that familiar with leftist interventionist qualms.
I'm coming in with a theoretical question today that has been dancing around in my brain. As leftists, we are usually against military and political intervention in various states across the globe, as commissioned by the UN. With the growing trend of R2P, the right to protect citizens from oppressive regimes, could our theories need redressing?
This is a question I ask seriously, because I have witnessed the oppression in Iran, the troubles of a theocratic state, and we have all seen the slaughters on the news in Syria. Whilst some argue that it is an imperialistic outcome to intervene militarily in these countries, is it not better in some circumstances to attempt to dethrone dictators?
Yes, I am familiar with the issues America has created with installing new, more brutal dictators and issues in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq. However, this question is more posed for atrocities rather than economic motivation (such as oil). This is for the atrocities we have seen in Rwanda, mass genocide. The atrocities we have seen in Syria, Sudan, and many other third world countries.
I guess, to boil it down, would it not be better in the case of severe atrocities to at least attempt to install peace-keeping forces and breach State Sovereignty for the good of the people? Please, feel free to discuss and educate me, for I am not that familiar with leftist interventionist qualms.