Blog Assignment #7

The United States government should take absolutely no course of action on this situation. None. Some people would argue that we, the United States, have the obligation as “chief do-gooder”---that we should make the world America. This is none of our business, however. We have absolutely no authority over any of this foreign business. What is happening in Cambodia is wrong. We, the United States cannot make any laws that would protect anybody outside of the United States. The only way that we can claim any authority over this issue is if we declared a state of war on Cambodia, but as we all well know, declaring war just makes everything a big mess…we would have no cohesive reason to declare war on this nation. Ok, assuming that the government cannot do anything, what can be done? Well the government cannot meddle around with Cambodia by creating a ban on such slavery, but we can aid in regulating Cambodia’ s slavery by declaring our position on the issue. This has been done, as the article mentions. The United States can only voice out an opinion on the issue and raise awareness. Additionally, Americans can take an active role in slavery’s abolishment by forming groups and charitable organizations---none of which, however, should be sponsored by governmental dollars. It is important to note that America should be first and foremost occupied with regulating freedom within its borders. Is this liberalistic? Absolutely. The United States must allow freedom for other countries. If the countries were yielding to our authority (note that these countries did not vote to be represented by us), they would be just as oppressed as the slaves.