Should we overthrow another nation's government?

The following are fifteen different responses to the question: Should we overthrow another nation's government?

Stephany
Imperialism has been practiced for centuries. It empowers one nation and demolishes the country/government being invaded. In my personal opinion I believe that overthrowing a country is valid depending on the situation we're in at the time. Overthrowing a government can mean the hatred of a lifetime such as when our nation killed the president of Iran for his "wrongful ideology." We're now facing the hatred of the Iranian people. On the other hand when we overthrew the Communist movement in Korea, half of it's population stayed Capitalist. If we were to overthrow a country's government that had no negative connections towards us, I believe there's no purpose in doing this sort of act. When having good reasons to back up our choice and better yet speaking to those being invaded would secure us from any sort hatred act against us. This country has been said to be a nation of justice, but when we take the freedom of others without guilt we prove the complete opposite.

Aldo
There is no true answer for this because people always have different opinions on what is imperialism and just helping others. When we go to help Iran we helped to get our oil. It was more of giving them hope against there will and making them pay us with their resources. It is almost as if so held their leader by gun point and asked him if he wants to live or let us take over their country for their oil. I know that I'm exaggerating about what happened but in any case we should never enter any nations soil without any permission. On the other hand, when we fail to help oppressed people, others will ask, "Why didn't America stop the corrupt regime?" It's a Catch 22.

Clarissa:
Sometimes it is alright to overthrow a nation because they might want to bomb a place or they want to start a war. It has to be good reason to over throw their nation because you can't over throw their government for nothing. Maybe the other nation want to killed a certain race and we are the only hope against genocide. Or if they might want to turn communist, we can help maintain freedom. The world doesn't want a repeat of the Cold War.

Lupita:
Sometimes it is okay to do that because the government might not be making good choices. For example, he might be doing unfair things, like sending innocent people to jail or killing them. On the other hand, it can be wrong to overthrow a government if the government is maybe doing the best he can to help the people out and they aren't just going to kill someone for not doing what they wanted.

Vanessa
If some one was to overthrow another nations government it has to be because of a good reason, such as if the government was being unfair with people. Other than that then I think its wrong because some person killed the government for no reason. You can't just kill some one for no reason because you don't like them or because you feel like it will help your own interests. If your going to do something like that it has to be for a good reason.

Isaac
The correct time to over throw another government is when you have no other option and you are very desperate for results. For example you can't over throw a government just because you don't like them. If a president does that, it will guarantee a war or an attack to the place where the over throw was organized. So I say over throw if you need to know and that you don't have any more options, because overthrowing isn't always the best way. You can always talk it out or form a peace contract or make deals with one another,because there is always another way you just have to look for it.

Itzel
In the Cold War America overthrew a government in order to keep or make the place Capitalist. There are many other ways America turned places Capitalist , but overthrowing another nation's government isn't always what should be done. When you take away another nation's government you take away their properties and sometimes even their freedom and there is no one to lead the country. Again it all depends on the government and the situation, if the government is bad or trying to take over the world then sure we should overthrow governments.

Jessica
No I do not think its right because everyone needs their government. I look at it this way: if they didn't do anything to you then why do it to them.your taking away something that they need and something that they love for. If you really feel that yourself or anyone else needs help or in danger then do what you have to do. All i got to say is do the right thing!

Mar
A right time to over through a government would be if they are being completely unfair to all of the people living there, and not giving them any freedom at all. If the government is taking away no only their civil right but their human rights as well (you know like treating them like animals). That and if the government is killing its own people for pleasure.

Andrew
It is right to do that because what if they are trying to tack over our country. Or not only that, If they have something we need we will try to take over there place. But at one point it is not good because it can lead up to a war. If that happens we can maybe have another world war. Maybe not only that maybe a big war. Well not a as big as a world war but close to something like that. so in some ways it is a good thing but some other times it is bad.

Arely:
It's not right to overthrow another government because we don't know how powerful they or they got on you. Also they mite end up over throwing are government. As we think we can over power them they mite be ready for all we know. If they overthrow us there gonna end up getting us bad because we ruined their life. We should be seeing if they have anything important that they would lone.

Martin:
It is sometimes okay to overthrow another nations government. It is sometimes okay because they might do something to other nations that they don't like. At the same time it is not okay because that nation chose the government and they like what he or she is doing. If they are going to overthrow another nation's government they should do it when the government did something to their nation.

Seth
It's wrong to kill someone's president. They might not be good but its worse to kill them. Those are the worst people. You don't want them to kill your president. Its just not right. There are other ways you could do than that. There is no solution to that.

Nathaniel
Depending on the how the goverment will affect the nations and espeicially our nation, I would say it would be alright to over through them.Yes it'll make them very upset on how their was changed struggle after struggle for the rights they fought for.If I was ever going to over throw a country,I would at least give them some of their rights of religion.

Angela
I think it is not right to over throw another nations government especially when that nations people have voted for him. However there are certain times in which there is no other choice for instance when they pose as a major threat to another nations security but even then it has to be well though of before its done because a nation has to think about the consequences because im sure that if another nation tried taking over their country they would fight back.The Cold War is a great example of that because they tried taking over each others nations and they went through allot of other countries to do so.