Although indifference has plagued our nation, there are heroes among us. These heroes entered Bosnia-Herzegovina where bloodshed still raged in a genocidal war to defend the Muslim population that was deteriorating more rapidly than anyone could have ever imagined. These people were compelled to help because of a moral obligation, a sense of injustice, and even money. The understanding that the violation of any human's rights cannot be tolerated is elemental in compelling humans to assist in the positive. Within each human is the ability to make the distinction between right and wrong.
War is neither wrong nor right, but murder and genocide is distinct in that it is wrong.
Without this understanding people will remain indifferent. News reporters were the first to reveal the complexity of the war in Bosnia. Although many may have assisted in revealing the atrocities that were going on merely for money and ratings, the outcome of their stories had a much greater impact on the international community to intervene. The elements necessary to cause a nation to help, although in some respects it concerns the issue of moral obligation, but more often it concerns the issue of preserving the interest of that certain nation. The United States interest included showing undeniably that it would be able to solve the issue and the United States' interest was to promote stability among these regions.