Source: Iran Review
The economic principle I will explore is All choices have an opportunity cost. The question that will help me study this principle will be "What are the costs of the United States being in Afghanistan?"
The article titiled "How Do Americans feel about U.S. Involvement in Foriegn Crises" by Jake Miller goes in depth about the United States' further involvement in forign affiars and crisises as well as the people's opinion of it.
First, with multiple problems occuring in the Middle East, the United States has been extremely involved in other countries' foriegn affair, which includes the Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen. Because of this and the number of years spent in the Middle East, Americans feel reluctant in further engaging other globa affairs. In a study conducted by the Chicago Council, 41% of responders believe that it is best to stay out of other countries' affairs and problems. However, 58% believe that America should still play an important role for global affairs.
Secondly, it is not just the people that have different views of America enteracting in forign affairs. Politicans also have contrasting beliefs about the role the United States shoud potray in the world. Miller includes that 40% of Republicans, and 35% of Democrats, firmly believe that the United States should keep to itself and to distance itself from any global conflict. Because of contrasting opinions of wether or not to distance ourselves from global affairs, the United States is still reprensented as an active member in current events.
The Afghanistan War plays a huge role in globalization for the United States. Having fighting the war for over a decade now, many believe that it is time for the United States to begin focusing more on the issues on our homeland. This is a question that we try to resolve each day.
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