The United States overall is a benefit to mankind

For this round I will offer counter points to the cons arguments According to the innovation argument presented by the con, if America is not first in innovation then they provide no net benefit. It is true that Asian car companies do better than American car companies in production but I distinctly remember a time when Totota's were being recalled because of braking problems, and then Honda's were also recalled for similar issues as late as 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org... <- Toyota recalls http://www.reuters.com... <- Honda recalls Asian markets may produce more and sell more, but when you compare quality if them to American cars they are about the same. Also the US is starting to be quite innovative in the car industry as hybrid cars are really becoming a hit. Smart cars, the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Cruz, Fiat 500, Nissan Versa, Nissan Sentra etc. are (almost) all cars that are hits in America that have really high MPG rates. American cars can be innovative and of equal quality as Asian cars, and just because the US isnt number 1 in production does not mean they do not contribute at all.... As for airplanes, Boeing was founded in the US back in 1916, is still the largest airline in revenues, and is the top exporter for the US. Airbus on the other hand was founded in 1970 and does not create as much revenue as Boeing does, so Boeing is still a great innovation in airline travel, and since it was founded in the US it points towards the fact that the US is very innovative in the airline industry (which they invented actually) " The vast majority of it is made in China. So, clearly, the United provides little to no benefits in the industry of innovation and technology." Just because a majority of all the (occasionally lead tainted) stuff we use comes from China does not make them more innovative than us. Most of these goods are put together in factories and sweat shops where workers work in conditions far inferior to the ones American workers endure to make goods the workers cannot often afford. America produces goods from a combination of robots, mass production techniques, and high quality goods while China still relies on sheer force of the masses of low skilled laborers just trying to get a job. Evidence that China's factories are comparable to sweat shops http://blog.seattlepi.com... http://www.businessweek.com... http://cbae.nmsu.edu... The American revolution was the only way we could have won our independence, we tried many different techniques for independence and we only resorted to war after King George III gave us no other option. http://www.learner.org... http://www.slideshare.net... The US treatment of native Americans over history has been nothing short of inhumane, i will concede that. However if you look in recent modern history the US has granted many tribes rights to their native lands and many tribes now live in sovereignty within the US, being free from any kind of taxation or intervention. The reason the Civil War happened is because the South was not willing to give up slavery and so the northern states rightfully launched a war to liberate the slaves because there was no other option. The US does not have their own political agenda that determines their intervention. In the 1990's the US gave aid to Somalia fighting a devastating famine but withdrew after the Somali's grew hostile. After both World Wars America donated vasts sums of money to war torn nations to help rebuild and their efforts have been very successful. The Taliban and Al Qaeda were close allies, they both wanted to enforce extreme Islamic law in the nation of Afghanistan, the Taliban harbored Al Qaeda and thus were a threat to world security. Innocent lives are always lost in war but the US never kills civilians on purpose and you know that. Also your idea of no progress being done in Afghanistan is purely your opinion, facts show that Afghanistan is much better off thanks to our help, Afghans now have more rights, more education, women's rights are a reality, and democracy has even spread to the region. As for Iraq, really? We invaded Iraq just for their oil? You honestly believe that? Saddam Hussein was using chemical weapons on his own people, invaded two countries under his rule, threatened the peace of the entire region, caused the UN to solicit 16 resolutions against them (more than Iran or North Korea), lived in extravagant wealth while Iraqi's struggled against poverty, and you think the only reason we invaded was for their oil...... The US are allies with Israel but there is no legitimate evidence that we encouraged Israel to oppress the Palestinians, in fact the US is the largest influence in the region trying to bring peace to the Middle East... East Timor = US was not the main cause on the genocide that happened, We have Indonesia to thank for that http://www.gendercide.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.gwu.edu... The US never actually occupied any of the nations the Con listed. In fact the US never intervened in Brazil or Argentina and the one time we intervened in Chile it was to remove a communist dictator in the 1970's, ever since theyve been doing very well. http://www2.truman.edu... Let me just say that it is not the role of the US to be the big brother to the rest of the world and sort out each and every last genocide or conflict in the world. But the US has done wonders for world peace. 1) Constantly engaged in peace talks in the Middle East with Israel and Arab nations 2) Participating in sanctions against other nations that pose a far greater risk to world peace 3) The amount of food given to poor African nations has averted many conflicts in the region 4) US has provided aid to war torn areas like Darfur 5) In Bosnia the US intervened to bring an end to the genocide there 6) US provided a greta deal of relief to Haiti after their devastating Earthquake decimated their capital city 7) US provided aide to Japan following the Tsunami + Earthquake + Nuclear Meltdown 8) There is still the support the US gave in WWI and WWII tat saved Europe 9) Berlin Airlift was a stellar success of the US saving an area from sure destruction and ruin. The social ideologies that the US had were taken from aspects of other philosophies but the US refined them in a way that revealed a great deal about Humanity and contributed to the world as a whole. As for crime rates, the US per capita is far more peaceful than other nations http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.foreignpolicy.com... Politicians are not obsessed with oil like the Con claims, there are always a dozen other reasons why the US ultimately takes action in an area and none of them involve oil. There was no oil in Somalia when we provided aid, no Oil when we helped take down Nazi Germany, or when Japan bombed us, or when we tried to overthrow Castro in Cuba, when we bought Alaska from Russia we didnt know there was oil there until later. US politicians are not obsessed with oil and the idea that they are is completely absurd. When the Con claims, "When countries stay away from US ideologies, they find more success" I can think of many exceptions to that idea, Cuba - Failed economy Communist Russia - We all see how they ended up North Korea - South Korea is way better off and they are a lot more like the US Nazi Germany - No longer exists thanks to the US and Russia British empire - No empire anymore Belarus - Complete wreak ill end here