Resolved: That the United States should intervene in another nation's struggle for democracy.

I have one question however, what is final focus? Also voters, according to PF format I must save my rebuttal for the crossfire rounds. --------------My contentions are:1. Democracy promotion does set up successful democracies2. The governments of other countries affect the US. ------------Contention 1: Democracy promotion sets up successful democracies. Example A: Post World War II Germany. After Germany was devastated by Allied bombing raids, and with Hitler dead, there was a gigantic power vacuum. One would have thought that it would be the perfect place for another dictator to surface, but this was not the case. After Germany was reunited after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany's democracy got off to a great start and Helmut Kohl [1] became the first leader of a unified Germany. After reunification, the economy has gotten progressively better. [2]Example B: Post WWII Japan. Like Germany, Japan was devestated after WWII by US bombing campaigns and the loss of two major industrial centers, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the losses, General MacArthur of the US military was assigned to setting up a Democracy in Japan. This he did successfully. Japan established the Diet (Parliament) and had a democratic system up and running within no time. And as with Germany, Japan is a world economic power. Example C: Iraq. Maybe not the most successful democracy on my list, but Iraq is on its way to becoming a working nation again. Without US intervention, Iraq would still be very hostile to us, and a nest for terrorist activity. Please also note that for the first few years, both Germany and Japan's democracies were very weak and corrupt. This is the same for Afghanistan and Iraq, and these countries are on the rise. Contention 2: Foreign Governments affect the US. Example A: Economies. It is a well known fact that the economies of different countries are intertwined. One slight change in a local economy can lead to a drastic impact on another. Nations not friendly to the United States can put embargos or tariffs on their products, leading to huge problems abroad. Approximately 50% of the world's population (3.5 billion people) live on less than 2$ a day [3]. The majority of these people live in countries that are not democracies [4]. When the U. S. promotes democracy, they are simultaneously promoting higher wages, better working conditions and reducing child labor, crime, and poverty. Example B: TerrorismWith the gruesome reports of death and destruction in Iraq and Afghanistan, its easy to forget what we came for. These countries, Afghanistan especially, have been harboring the terrorists that killed more than 3,000 people in a single coordinated strike on 9/11/2001 [5]. Improving the governments in these countries is essential to keeping terrorists away from killing U. S. citizens. The taliban commits war crimes on a weekly basis [6] to the people of Afghanistan, and suicide bombers in Iraq kill innocent Iraqis. In fact, the Taliban accounts for more than 75% of all civilian casualties in Afghanistan [6]. When the US aids democracy in these countries, they are lowering the number of war crimes and rights violations. In addition, starting a war now will prevent future wars. If the US lets these countries get any worse and more powerful, the human cost in the future would be near catastrophic. Conclusion: U. S. promotion of democratic governments helps the world economy, decreases human rights violations, stops future wars, and helps the world in general. I have also shown that the U. S. sets up successful democracies, even if they take a few years to bloom. --------Sources . http://en.m.wikipedia.org... . http://kantoos.files.wordpress.com... . http://www.mapsofworld.com... . http://www.mapsofworld.com... Holmes, Stephen (2006). "Al Qaeda, September 11, 2001". In Diego Gambetta. Making sense of suicide missions. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-929797-9. . http://www.slate.com...