We all have to write what foreign policy we would change in a very lengthy 10 page paper and its unfortunate that only Professor Sweetman will read it so I thought I would condense my thoughts and blog about what I think the United States should do… keep in mind I’m going to assume you have read some of my other blogs or at least know a little about what is going on in Zimbabwe for times sake and so this is not a 10 page long blog.
Right now the United States is taking a passive approach to the political crisis consuming Zimbabwe because we have very little invested in the country and the problems there just aren’t getting the media attention and manpower like the war in Iraq for example. It’s understandable that the United States isn’t jumping off their seats to help Zimbabwe because our country does have a lot on their plate but that doesn’t mean we cant take a more prominent role in helping put pressure on someone else to do something about Zimbabwe. That someone else would be the other African leaders that are happy to stand by and watch Mugabe destroy their once flourishing neighbor…
I think the United States needs to increase their voice and take a leading role in pressuring the African leaders to challenge what Mugabe is doing. He is a dictator who is ruling by terror at the expense of his people and his country. He needs to be threatened with actions such as cutting off oil and electricity to the country… cutting off all international trade that is occurring in the country… and everyone needs to state that they do not recognize Mugabe as the President of Zimbabwe unless he wins a free and fair DEMOCRATIC election.
I am a realistic person and that is why i am not saying, “Seen in international troops and forcefully remove his ass from office!” Zimbabwe does not pose much, if any, kind of military threat to the United States so why not take a leading role (without using troops) in helping end the human rights abuse that is taking place in Zimbabwe right now. The problem is unless the media ups its coverage on the current problems in Zimbabwe, the people of the U.S. are not going to have the desire to advocate for our country to do something, which will in turn allow our country to keep doing nothing! People are dying in Zimbabwe, the country itself is dying, and hundreds of thousands are displaced… I think it is time to take action and I welcome any thoughts on what you think should happen…
