Since 2001, America has been in the trenches; our brave troops courageously fighting for the domestic security of all citizens and the ushering in of democratic principles in Afghanistan as well as throughout the Middle East. Our country has bled internally with countless lives lost, trillions spent, and history changed for the people of the Middle East; for the Arabs, Pakistanis and Muslims, a grand effort to unite and end violence between the West and the culture of the region once and for all. A mission embraced by leaders around the world--even at the expense of reelection campaigns.Above all, a policy of intervention in a zone that has broken the futures of some and molded public opinion regarding figureheads around the world. It could probably be fairly said that the Middle Eastern conflicts have made--or broken the popularity of so many American figureheads.
And what good has it done? Despite the sacrifice, the mere incident of a radical pastor choosing to burn a Muslim Qu'ran in Florida caused the Muslims to riot twice, murdering troves of children and continuing their vicious assaults on the soldiers in their country trying to give them a better life. We continue to give everything for these people, and the gratitude is non-existent. Considering how little America has gained out of the long-standing conflict, it suggests that perhaps the solution is rather simple: pull out and stop interfering. If their quality of life rots, then let them recover from it by themselves, be it under democracy as we would desire, or beneath the radicals, who they are so unwilling to reject.
Wondrous as this possibility might sound, it is of course unrealistic. American superpower status would inevitably devour hopes for a humbler foreign interventionist policy, leading us to once again stay plugged into the international stage. After all, as long as Americans desire the capitalist paradise, they will need to accept the fact it can only continue to exist if we are number 1--not third or fourth.
Instead of withdrawing however, here is the other option in front of the foreign policy table: use all colonies for resource and economic gain through the spread of American cultural statues. Sure, this quickly might draw the ire of those who oppose empires, yet why should America truly care? In the end, we give the most military aid worldwide, and the response is almost a uniform snubbing by the citizens in Europe and Asia. We strive to put their interests first. and they spit in our faces, so why continue with the helpful charade?
A cultural revolution run by America would help "win the future," to quote Barack Obama, by ensuring that foreign nations agree with American values--whether their current society does or not. Rather than the disastrous policy of today, this colonist mindset would ensure that the future generations in the Middle East adhered to a pro-West view instead of the hate that spews from their borders in the modern day. As with Lebanon, we would create a new state in which the anti-Westerners would be suppressed and slowly eliminated as more moderate families moved in a propogated, cutting off future threats to international security.
No solution is full proof as it relates to the Middle East, yet it would be far better to have a general fix to this costly problem than none at all. As long as we fight this war, it will cost us and gain very little. With the rise of American colonialism, this could very well change.
Michael Veramendi
National Alliance Vice President for Foreign Issues
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