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Julian Zelizer is the author of this article, is well educated and I consider him credible as he has a list of accomplishments that show his qualifications to speak on this matter. He is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America." Julian Zelizer states in his article, "If spending is cut, GOP will get the blame", which may be true but this is unacceptable on the country's behalf in my opinion. There is no single party responsible for the turmoil going in with the state of the USA's economy. It is common for citizens and even government officials to find a scapegoat or anyone to blame for the country's downfalls. The country has a bi-parisan system in which two political parties work together and run the country and each party has a say on which direction the country will head. When will the days end when it is too easy to point the fingers at the other party for the whole government's mistakes in guiding the country? It is also becoming a nasty trend for government officials to get on camera and publicly blame the other party for not cooperating. If this is not a wake up call for average Americans to get involved in politics, taking a few minutes out of there day to investigate what the government is currently discussing, and spread the word then I do not know what is. Situations like this will not come about again if the public knows how the government works and will not also pass blame on one single political party just because that's the way it appears. Overall he wrote a great article with clear points.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Arm the Rebels?
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Once again the United States has contemplated arming rebels who are the opposition of a country's standing regime. This time, in Syria, the United States government decided against arming the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad's regime. There is strong opposition and support of President Barack Obama's decision not to provide lethal aid in the country. This decision is the complete opposite from Libya, where United States and NATO decided to provide lethal aid to bring down Muammar Gaddafi's regime. What most of the American public do not know, and the irony of both situations is that most of the rebels are Al-Queda affiliated.
Once again the United States has contemplated arming rebels who are the opposition of a country's standing regime. This time, in Syria, the United States government decided against arming the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad's regime. There is strong opposition and support of President Barack Obama's decision not to provide lethal aid in the country. This decision is the complete opposite from Libya, where United States and NATO decided to provide lethal aid to bring down Muammar Gaddafi's regime. What most of the American public do not know, and the irony of both situations is that most of the rebels are Al-Queda affiliated.