On Balance, The US Federal Government should continue its funding of the military

Terms: Continue-persist in an activity or process: Funding-money provided, especially by an organization or government, for a particular purpose. Military-the armed forces of a country: In this debate, I will be proving that: 1. America has a lot of threats it faces around the world. 2. Our military is the only way we can keep our dominance around the world which makes the world more stable. 3. Democracy will die if America is not strong. Threats-If you are an American, you will quickly realize that America faces a lot of threats around the world. We have a lot of threats that are determined to destroy and conquer us. I will list the threats we face. Hezbollah is a terrorist group that wants to overthrow rival governments in the Middle East to promote Sunni dominance. This would create great stability in the east. Al-Quada is a terrorist group in Iraq which is dedicated to destroying America, and have put there motivations into conquering Iraq and Afghanistan leaving the two nations unstable. Hamas is a local terrorist group in Palestine that wants to bring down the Israeli government, and also support the destruction of America. The Armed Islamic Group in Algeria has dedicated itself to wiping out villages, and ethnic cleansing promoting disorder in these regions. Boko Haram is also a terrorist group that gained notoriety when kidnapping innocent girls, and subjugating them to rape, slavery, and labor. They also support ISIS's ambition to destroy America. . https://en.wikipedia.org... This is a list of terrorist organization that threaten innocent people, order, stability, and America. This is just one small argument that helps prove that America should at least have a military that is in the top ten list. Ethnic Cleansing-One has seen that there are many atrocities in history. 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazi Government. In the 1990s, a similar event happened in where in Bosnia. "The events in Srebrenica in 1995 included the killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak ("Bosnian Muslim") men and boys, as well as the mass expulsion of another 25,000"30,000 Bosniak civilians, in and around the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, committed by units of the Army of the Republika Srpska (VRS) under the command of General Ratko Mladić". https://en.wikipedia.org... Bill Clinton was the one that authorized the use of our military against Serbia. There campaign was to kill all Muslims in that population. . http://www.christianpost.com... 24,000 people have been killed by ISIS. Multiple victims have either been subjected to slavery, starvation, or sex. 4,400 people have been killed by Al-Quada. These killings were stopped by America when we killed there leader. . http://npsglobal.org... Hegemony-A lot of people should note that America is a global superpower that protect and leads many nations. America is the leader of the western world, and some might argue the whole world. This power comes with great responsibilities, and if we do not deal with these responsibilities, than no-one will. For example, Russia was trying to reclaim Crimea, and other parts of Ukraine. The only country that really threatened Russia at that point was America. America could have sent many troops into Ukraine causing a war with many unintended consequences. America was a major threat to Russia at that time. This is the reason why we can have sit-downs with Iran, and demand that they stop developing nuclear weapons. This is why a lot of these groups we see here also seem to some as insignificant. Now, I want to also argue the dangers of America's decline as a superpower, because I do not think a lot of people know the consequences of this Decline. 1. The Power Vacuum would be rough with China and Russia trying to dominate other countries. The present world order""characterized by an unprecedented number of democratic nations; a greater global prosperity, even with the current crisis, than the world has ever known; and a long peace among great powers"reflects American principles and preferences, and was built and preserved by American power in all its political, economic, and military dimensions. If American power declines, this world order will decline with it. It will be replaced by some other kind of order, reflecting the desires and the qualities of other world powers. Or perhaps it will simply collapse, as the European world order collapsed in the first half of the twentieth century. The belief, held by many, that even with diminished American power "the underlying foundations of the liberal international order will survive and thrive," as the political scientist G. John Ikenberry has argued. " Our order basically dictates that A. Capitalism and Democracy are good if you want better relations with the number one superpower. B. Democracy is also protected by America(Europe and groups in Syria that are pro-democracy). http://editorials.voa.gov... "America"s support for democracy and human rights goes beyond idealism -- it is a matter of national security. " A Chinese Order would be quite opposite: A. Authoritarianism and willing to comply with China are good. B. Authoritarianism is protected by China(North Korea). http://www.cfr.org... In other words, Democracy will have a dramatic decline in this order with Europe and America seeing authoritarianism as a benefit. Also, Russia will threaten Europe.