On December 4th, President Donald Trump ordered the majority of the 700 US troops to withdrawl from Somalia. I believe this is a horrible plan because Somalia is very unstable at this point in time. Somalia is located in a region known as the Horn of Africa and it used to be an Italian colony. Somalia is likely one of the least stable and weakest nations in the surounding area. If the President removes our troops it is very possible that a civil war could start or Ethiopia could could invade Somalia.
Do you think the President should continue to withdrawl troops from Africa and the Middle East?
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Max,
Overall your summary is very brief. That is the issue plain and simple.
No I don't think he should be doing much stuff like that because it seems like the US i a little unstable too with changing to a different president. If the troops stay there it may protect Samalia better a prevent a civil war. Maybe let Biden decide but that might be scary too.
I think that it is a wise idea, because we should not be allowed to govern their affairs, and we have enough problems in our country that we shouldn't be the judge of right and wrong in other countries. In the past it made sense for America to act as an officer, but nowadays, we cannot watch over these countries without being hypocrits.
I don't think that Mr. Donald J Trump should be withdrawling troops. In fact I think it is a terrible idea in general. If we take out many troops from somalia and others those countries will get worse due to terrorism. We need to help them and then if America needs help maybe they will help us.
I agree with your major points, especially since Donald Trump deems the country "unsafe" beceause he includes them on the "muslim ban", if the country were stable and not in need of US troops, you'd think he would remove them from that list, right? However, these countries are very diplomatically weak, the only assistance they would likely be able to give to the United States is permission for troops to be stationed and pass through their land.
I do not think the USA should do everything for other countries. I think we should help them get back on their feet then leave because we cannot keep troops there forever. At some point, they have to be able to stand up for themselves. I think this should be a problem NATO problem and not just a USA problem.
This is a NATO problem. The US is NATO's largest and strongest member, therefor they should be contributing the most soldiers to efforts in the Middle east and Africa. The US government established the Truman Doctrine in 1947 to battle communism, originally made to combat the Soviet Union, but is also used to prevent the Chinese from lifting up communist uprisings or just uprisings in general in poorer countries today. Also, Somalia is one of the countries included in the Travel Ban.
Idk becuase I dont think we need troops there becauase we pay them to let us serve them and let us serve them while we pay them so yes I think we should keep withdrawling from that place for other places that need help and more serus places.