India's rape epidemic: Will the US apply pressure for change to its Asian ally?

[LeveragedBuyout]

Why did America want to fight in the Middle East? Their rationale was to stop terrorism coming back to hit the homeland.

I don't think anyone would make the argument that it was purely for humanitarian reasons, firstly because plenty of other countries have far worse suffering, and secondly because instability and bloodshed in the Middle East has only increased since then.

Though America has somewhat protected itself against further terrorist attacks. Terrorist attacks have increased a thousandfold in the Middle East, but very few against the American homeland since 9/11.

True, the US in Iraq was a tragedy for Iraqis, but most of the violence was by Arabs against Arabs (according to the Lancet studies and the Iraq Body Count Project). The US committed violence against Arabs, it is true. But it also spent hundreds of billions to try and rebuild Iraq. Self-interest and humanitarianism don't have to be mutually exclusive. That said, I haven't seen any studies that conclude the Iraq War was beneficial to the US except for the counter factual ( e.g. If Iraq hadn't served as a magnet for jihadis, they would have attacked the US)--which by definition cannot be proven.

American intervention doesn't always work, but one only need look at examples like Somalia and Bosnia to see that yes, we also act sometimes for primarily humanitarian reasons.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

That said, I haven't seen any studies that conclude the Iraq War was beneficial to the US except for the counter factual ( e.g. If Iraq hadn't served as a magnet for jihadis, they would have attacked the US)--which by definition cannot be proven.

In terms of results, you can argue that the Iraq War did not benefit America. I would agree.

However the stated intention of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars was to reduce terrorist threats to the American homeland, following the 9/11 attacks.

That is one area where you could argue a limited level of success, since there have been no major Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on American soil since then.

Instead those attacks have been surging in the Middle East instead. And when America pulls out of the Middle East, there is no certainty of whether or not the terrorists would "follow them home" as commonly feared, or if they would focus on more local issues, such as taking out American allies such as the Maliki Iraqi government, or other sectarian rivals like Assad.

Most likely they would remain focused on their own civil war, posing little further threat to the American homeland.

American intervention doesn't always work, but one only need look at examples like Somalia and Bosnia to see that yes, we also act sometimes for primarily humanitarian reasons.

Somalia could be argued as being motivated by humanitarian reasons, I do not necessarily disagree. Bosnia too.

But Somalia has only got worse since then. Really, no one benefits when it comes to the Somalian situation.

As for China, we are still a developing country, we have to worry about ourselves first. Maybe when we become a developed country in a few decades time, we can start worrying about stuff like this.

 

[Shatterpoint]

Indians always trying to point the finger somewhere else, the facts are that women in India are treated like dirt and in a lot of cases worse. It's not just a Indian problem, the facts that a lot of Indians love to bring up stats that show other countries are worse is a joke. It is well known that Indian women do not report rape, sexual harassment etc as the police force is also male dominated and don;t take rape etc seriously.

It's not just a Indian problem, but it happens in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middle East etc, but this thread is about India, and it is disgusting and shows the mentality of Indian posters when they drag a picture of a Pakistani woman who was tortured, raped and hung into this thread just to point score, it's a disgraceful mentality and reflects on Indian men in a very poor light.

 

[indiatester]

Indians always trying to point the finger somewhere else, the facts are that women in India are treated like dirt and in a lot of cases worse. It's not just a Indian problem, the facts that a lot of Indians love to bring up stats that show other countries are worse is a joke. It is well known that Indian women do not report rape, sexual harassment etc as the police force is also male dominated and don;t take rape etc seriously.

It's not just a Indian problem, but it happens in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middle East etc

I have to respectfully disagree that women in India are treated like dirt. I am not denying that there are problems, but not to the scale that is being shown. There is a problem with the police which is magnifying the terrible crimes that are occurring, but the notion that this is a problem to India alone is not correct.

 

[Star Wars]

Indians always trying to point the finger somewhere else, the facts are that women in India are treated like dirt and in a lot of cases worse. It's not just a Indian problem, the facts that a lot of Indians love to bring up stats that show other countries are worse is a joke. It is well known that Indian women do not report rape, sexual harassment etc as the police force is also male dominated and don;t take rape etc seriously.

It's not just a Indian problem, but it happens in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middle East etc, but this thread is about India, and it is disgusting and shows the mentality of Indian posters when they drag a picture of a Pakistani woman who was tortured, raped and hung into this thread just to point score, it's a disgraceful mentality and reflects on Indian men in a very poor light.

And so happens in western countries as well , so stop with the holier than thou attitude . Westerners seems to be ignorant of they way they treat women but are willing to sprout their nonsense in the internet ...

 

[punit]

Graph says so..

I suppose so, but who can say that to uncle sam?

also consider the population difference !

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

Kabhi Pakistan aana Mahilaonko bhanwan ki tarah pujate hai hum.
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3 Pakistani men rape, strangle, hang woman from tree: police - NY Daily News

Was this thread about pakistan or was it made by a pakistani? grow up.
Talk to Jan McCain & tell him to mind their own biz, what dont ya?