Should the United States be allowed to enforce human rights?
@fightingistheonlyway (2658)
Canada
4 responses
@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
11 Feb 07
Guantanamo is a problem, but the U.S. has pretty much supported human rights for decades. The countries you mentioned, none of them have free speech or truly free representative democracy, and among them they have policies ranging from forced sterilization to torture. And they have practiced these things for decades.
There are very few, if any, countries that have a totally clean record on human rights and discrimination.
@fightingistheonlyway (2658)
• Canada
11 Feb 07
you say that there is true democracy in the US?
i would like that to be true but how would you explain the mid term elections?
the american people have spoken and still, more troops are being moved into iraq.
is the only way to bring democracy in iraq is to silence it in america?
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@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
11 Feb 07
OK I understand what you mean. The president has the right as commander in chief to send troops out without congressional approval, and has certain other rights that are not subject to a congressional vote. I'm sure even the Canadian PM has some righs like that.
As for the elections, people were clearly expressing their displeasure with the way the war is going. That doesn't mean they want some or all of the troops pulled out right away. Even some democrats will probably admit that if sending more troops now will bring the Iraqis up to speed sooner, which means the U.S. can pull out sooner, they'd be all for it.
@Destiny007 (5805)
• United States
12 Feb 07
Guantanamo was not the result of American policies on human rights, it was the results of a very few individuals who operated outside of accepted norms.
To call us hypocrites as a result is being a bit hypocritical yourself, not to mention judgmental.
The US has always been for human rights, and it is up to everyone to try to enforce, not just the US.
I am interested in finding out who you think is "allowing" the US to do anything, and who do you think would even have that authority seeing as how we are a sovereign nation and not generally answerable to anyone, other than public opinion which these days seems to come really cheap.
@fightingistheonlyway (2658)
• Canada
14 Feb 07
why is it hypocritical of me to call you hipocritical?
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@4ftfingers (1310)
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11 Feb 07
itr is right that the us does support hman rights, because places that the us control that are known to violate human rights are outside of the country. guantanimo bay is one of a number of overseas US detention centres, including ones in iraq and afghanistan.
out of the 775 detainees of guantanimo bay who were rounded up on the little evidence, they believe only 70 will stand trial, after beign kidnapped and held for 6 years, apparently enduring abuse
@gilla_x (33)
• Pakistan
12 Feb 07
HELL no.. they should be siting in their white house.. minding their own business.. n clean their own problems (GUANTANAMO BAY, IRAQ, Etc... iraq coz its coz of them that they are fighting each other.. there were thousands of negative in hussein guy.. but atleast his ppl were not fighting each other.. there were not bomb blasts even in years and now its a story of every day
