American Involvment in Middle East Peace

Thank you for responding...this is perhaps one of my best debates so far... My opponent believes that since the history of this country was filled with hate towards Native Americans and African Americans, America has no place in the world to protect other individual's civil rights. Umm, that was how many years ago? No one born in America since 1865 has ever been subjected slavery. No Native Americans alive today are subject to having their lands deprived of them (in fact due to the large Casino industry they are doing quite well). See, America, ultimately, got it right. We granted AA's rights in the 1860s and 1960s. We gave Indians the right to live anywhere they wanted to in the early 20th century (I think). Why must you live in the past? When I look towards the future, I see one filled with respect and justice for every citizen on the planet. I see America as having a big part in that equality amongst citizens. I mean we are only the world's only superpower. Doesn't that give us the responsibility to ensure that nobody on Earth is treated as less of a human than somebody else? As for claims that African Americans and Native Americans are treated any less well in America today, that is simply nonsense, the U.S. government doesn't endorse discrimination among either party. You also stated that America is somewhat of a 'selective defender' in the Middle East. You cite our lack of involvement in Israel as proof of such. Actually, the American government pays millions if not billions of American taxpayer dollars to the Israeli military. This contradicts your claim that America is simply "leaving Israel out to dry". Just because we do not use our military to intervene doesn't mean we aren't intervening. And I thought you were against American involvement in the region? This selective defensiveness you have stated is bad. So your solution to the problem is to leave? Replace selective defensiveness with no defense at all? If anything this an argument for an escalation of American involvement in the Middle East. And one of the reasons America did not widen our presence in the Middle East under the previous administration is because public opinion was widely against it. Unfortunately, American politics is run more like a poll that what is right and wrong. My opponent believes American military involvement is only for our own gain. So the fall of the evil government of Iraq had no good effects? The collapse of a terrorist government in Afghanistan was for our own good? I beg to disagree. America has certainly helped the world more than hurt it. Unfortunately, you fall in the very small percentage of people who believe the War on Terrorism and the War in Iraq is nothing more than an oil grab. Do you remember? Do you remember September 11, 2001? Where 2,998 of our own people died because they were Americans? You see these terrorist do not matter if were rich or poor, white or black, a high school drop out or a Rhodes Scholar they will kill you simply because you are an American. If that can't unify us, than nothing will. America had no other choice, we couldn't let our own people become widows and orphans. Intervention was almost mandatory. By doing this, and eliminating as much terrorists as possible, we make the world a safer place. I am willing to stay in Iraq until 2050 if it means in the long run my children and grandchildren will have a safer world to call home. You have stated the insurgents in Iraq are actually the "Paul Reveres" of the region. Actually they are the children of Osama Bin Laden (hypothetically speaking). These are not freedom fighters they are hate mongers. They are terrorists. They want us to leave so they can get a hold in Iraq and turn it into a terrorist heaven. In this terrorist haven children would be handed guns instead of textbooks. They would not be given clean food and water, instead they will be forced to strap bombs onto themselves and walk into the very bazaar where that food would come from. They would be preached hate instead of equality and respect. Is that what we came to do? To leave now would to put all of the soldiers who died in Iraq would die in vain. They would die for no cause. Iraq would only become a center of terrorism. Is that what you want? That question isn't hypothetical, answer it. I look froward to your rebuttals. God Bless America.