Response to "Our Moral Duty in Iraq"

After reading this article, I have found that I do not necessarily agree with Powers and his opinions on the United States war in Iraq. I do not think that we have any moral obligation toward the Iraqi people. Nor do I think that it is our job to right the injustices of their society. I feel that we need to fix the problems in our own country before we even think about the others. What about the homeless and the starving in our own cities? Should we not end the gang wars in our streets before we attempt to end them in another country? When the author talks of “…end[ing] the war between Sunnis and Shiites….” I wonder is he is aware that these groups have been fighting for ages. Jews and Muslims have been warring over Jerusalem since their religions began. They are not going to cease and be peaceful just because the United States has decided it is time. We are attempting to resolve centuries old resentments in one generation’s era. It is just not going to happen. So, why do we not put our efforts towards bettering our own people instead of wasting them on foreign issues that we cannot solve?