Hidden Pride

Many people in the West insist on foreign intervention. Some even believe that a country that does not become involved in such intervention is a bad evil country. However, many who think this way fail to see how no sides of a conflict is completely innocent. These pro-intervention people argue that governments must help where possible, but fail to see that it is a matter between the parties involved in the conflict to resolve the conflict themselves as they are in the best possible position. In addition to this, such intervention may stir up more conflict and increase, not decrease social stability. Ultimately, seeing the need to intervention because one's own country can resolve such conflicts is based on the prideful belief that one is superior. This is why so many countries in the Africa and Asia, as well as the Middle East see the West as a cunning enemy, not a benevolent power.

Foreign Intervention = Asking for Trouble

Many people in the West assume that they are capable of helping countries ravaged by civil war and should attempt to help such countries accordingly. However, civil wars are never simple and both sides have a self-interested agenda, whether they be the government, rebels or juntas. People who fight against others have an agenda to advance their own means whether it be for a good intention or a bad intention. Of course, some will criticise this argument as one which is attempting to find an excuse for not 'helping' others. Fighting always involves harming or hurting others, something that is completely against helping others for their good. Using harm to fight others from harming others does not enable one to help others. The need to 'help' others has been used hypocritically by the West to show its "altruism" to gain support from the weaker countries, only to find that these countries often resent the West even more than they did before foreign intervention.