Resolved: On balance, the United States federal govenment is justified in intervening in the intern

Thanks to my opponent for the debate. I wish him the best of luck. Open statementA question we might ask ourselves quite often. Why should/is the US intervene militarily and politically in other nations? Frankly, intervention should be done first and foremost, through our best national security interest. If we are facing a country that is under the watchful eye of the UN for human rights violations we should be able to properly and reasonably intervene whether it be through economic sanctions or military force. We have the number one economy in the world and the most advanced military, we shouldn’t be so stubborn in supporting other nations and their people who are in need. This can serve in our nations security interest and help preserve world peace. Arguments First, we need to establish a basis of what human rights is and what other governments perceive as the definition. Of course, this will go largely with the decision making on whether or not to intervene and possibly use military force to rid of the regime. My argument will consists of government intervention within a certain extent for governments that commit human rights violations on their people and militarily aggressive governments that are willing to kill their own people in spite of peaceful opposition protest. It is simply not fair for a political organization to impose human rights violations to fit their own beliefs or ideology.Human rights abuses are considered to be cruel and inhumane. The UN plays an immense role in fighting for human rights. The UN consists of 192 countries with the US as one of the top 5 security council members. On 10 December, 1948 the United Nations General assembly had adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This was put in place after World War 2 to vow never to allow atrocities like the killing of 11 million Jews because of the ideology of a dictator. This adoption was meant to expose the current conditions some countries had on human rights violations and tried to bring notice by creating a universal declaration. As human rights activist articulates, this declaration, seems more of a dream then reality as more and more cases of human rights violation arise. Violating Human Rights is considered to be against international law. Amnesty International’s 2009 World Report and other sources show that individuals are: Tortured or abused in at least 81 countries, individuals who face unfair trials are in at least 54 countries, Those who are restricted in their freedom of expression in at least 77 countries. This number is only growing as countries sit and not participate in redeeming human rights. There are several ways our government can provide in the role of preserving human rights. Tough economic sanctions can be placed on certain government regimes that abuses human rights. Military actions won’t be necessary until a governments human rights violations come to certain extent like that of Hitlers regime. Human rights violations are against international law and should be treated as so, utilizing all opportunities we have to enforce strict consequence, not only the US but other nations as well. In the fight to preserve Human Rights and world peace. Definitions UN: http://www.un.org... Universal Declaration of Human rights: http://en.wikipedia.org... References http://www.humanrights.com... http://www.un.org... http://www.ohchr.org...