19 Mar 2011 01:42:Hi Jek - whilst I understand your arguments about the dangers of intervention and the subsequent long-term problems that it may cause, I'm struggling to think of an example where simply allowing human right abuses to continue indefinitely and unchecked is a better solution.
It's estimated that 17 million Russians died under Stalin and 30 million Chinese under Mao. Hitler killed around 6 million Jews before he was stopped.
It could also be argued that European imperialism was the cause of a great many of the present global tribal and religious difficulties. of course this was unchecked.
My main concern is that the UK doesn't try and take too much on itself. I think that it's about time that other responsible nations did their bit.
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