This class has been so beneficial to me. I learned so much it's hard to sum up into words,but something that comes to mind is the people of Iran. I will always remember the Iranian girl saying how the people of Iran had no issue with the american people, and that only our governments have issues with each other. It has reminded me of the good in this world, and restored my faith in humanity.
                It has also become beneficial with teaching me research tactics. I have learned to divide my work and conquer. Basically I have learned to multitask with my research and other classes. They have become very time consuming and I am grateful for my new ability to multitask. Also I have learned if you are gonna have surgery TELL YOUR PROFESSOR!!!!!!! It has become so much harder to do everything this quickly so that i can get credit and honestly i think that is one of the most valuable lessons i can have. If something goes wrong i need to stop being proud or find a way to keep contact with my obligations.
         I have actually learned that I am a part of the independent party. I never watched a political debate my life and this was my first one. Honestly don't see the hype both seemed biased and horrible choices, but hey I get to say that I watched a debate now thanks to this class. As a student well.... I lack a little motivation sometimes, but something to work on next semester with a new class and new topic.
          I think the only thing i didn't like about this class was that we didn't go into international law. We spent all this time going over how other countries were doing things wrong, but we still don't know what they were doing wrong, or what laws they broke.
         I think the main skill I will use in the future is to proofread i was talking about how brilliant i am and misspelled heart.  classic contradiction right there. i know i will always need it despite what i would prefer which is as long as you can understand what i mean, you wont care. Unfortunately that's not how the world works and this class is helping me be more cautious of that.
       I think my favorite topic to write out had to be to be the Super packs blog i was finally able to start showing more opinion in what i was writing and i know i had been dry for the first time i started to actually feel something about the topic and I was able to use that in my future writing. Plus i will admit the first time I got a 90 so it was also a push to attempt and do better. I started out this but, ended a more educated person and I hope to continue of this road and continue getting better.

          

           I do not think the US should use predator drones. We are just asking for a world of hurt. People have been so paranoid about the 911 attacks happening again, but if we had technology like this running through the sky, we could have some serious issues with security.
           People of the US could have many pro's to the idea of a drone. They could be used to get to people from far away and assassinate people that try and hurt us.
The people of CNN say this "The US military and CIA regard the drones as invaluable because of their long range and the way they can attack specific buildings even deep within Taliban-dominated areas (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2009/08/the-pros-and-cons-of-killer-drones/27322/)." They are not wrong. Drones have the ability to get to things we can't and they save human lives, by going into the battle for us. People don't even have to get in a plane to fight someone, they just send a drone to do it. CNN also said this "If reports prove true, it could be considered a victory in the controversial war-by-remote-control over Pakistan's tribal areas. Mehsud is Pakistan's most wanted man -- he has a $5 million bounty on his head -- and is blamed for a wave of suicide bombings, as well as orchestrating the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in late 2007."(http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2009/08/the-pros-and-cons-of-killer-drones/27322/)." We could win any war and even the Taliban could be obliterated. "The US military and CIA regard the drones as invaluable because of their long range and the way they can attack specific buildings even deep within Taliban-dominated areas(http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2009/08/the-pros-and-cons-of-killer-drones/27322/)."
          According to people who support these drones we would never have a security threat or war, but what we don't think of is that a machine can be hacked. Even the computer you are reading this blog has the possibility of being hacked for information. A predator drone would hold every bit of information on the mission it was assigned, and as soon as the people we are attempting to attack get there hands on it we are giving away a government secret and we have to start from scratch. The other issue is that we are killing off the Pakistani Taliban Government too quickly. DoD said it best ,“Right now our biggest problem is not the [extremist] networks in the FATA, but the fact that Pakistan may collapse if this political instability continues(http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/05/11/drones-hardly-ever-kill-bad-guys/).” The U.S. should stop the bombing campaign against the Pakistani Taliban and instead return to a narrower target set aimed only at Al Qaeda operatives." We cant expect the people we are trying to help to be able to keep re electing new and better people if we kill their government so they cant keep up.Drones are giving us unnatural speed with murder and destruction. Also, we don't always hit people of the Taliban. sometimes we hit innocent civilians. “The Taliban don’t go to a military base to build bombs or do training,” Mr. Roggio said. “There are families and neighbors around. I believe the people conducting the strikes work hard to reduce civilian casualties. They could be 20 percent. They could be 5 percent. But I think the C.I.A.’s claim of zero civilian casualties in a year is absurd(http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/world/asia/12drones.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0).” We cant allow these things to get any deeper into warfare then they already are. they are a threat to national security and will cause us to have more terrorist attacks.

Iran And Nuclear Power

               Iran, a nation that we see on the news as tyrannic, but is that really the case?  People have blamed the entire nation when in reality it is a few people that we have to hate. Many people have the issue of  hating  nation when in realty its only the  few men in government we have to hate.While the government of Iran has done some horrible things i believe they should have some access to nuclear power

              Iran has every right to pursue the advances of nuclear power.  Nuclear Power is not just used for weapons. "Nuclear Power can be used in both military and peaceful settings (http://www.ehow.com/about_5467201_uses-nuclear-power.html)." It would be cost efficient for a country that doesn't have unlimited supplies of money. "If carbon taxes are passed, nuclear power will be economically competitive (http://www.ehow.com/about_5467201_uses-nuclear-power.html)."  It would also help our environment if they were to have nuclear energy. People have been very worried about the ozone layer, especially politicians, and if Iran were to convert to nuclear energy it would help reduce the world's carbon emissions. "nuclear power does not release greenhouse gasses or contribute to acid rain like coal and oil power plants do. (http://www.ehow.com/about_5467201_uses-nuclear-power.html)." Politicians have made the ozone layer a huge political issue and converting Iran to nuclear power could give big strides to helping the ozone layer.
            Can Iran be trusted with nuclear power?While they should have the right to do what they want in their own country, I do not think they can be trusted with being given the access to much research into nuclear power. The rumor is that they want to develop a nuclear bomb. I think that every country should have the right to chose what their methods of weaponry are, however the idea of a nuclear bomb in the wrong hands can be disastrous. I think Iran can be trusted with nuclear power, but at this time not nuclear weaponry, and if there aspiration is to build a bomb and go to war, then I don't think it is the best idea.  We don't know that they would like a bomb. According to The Moscow Times in 2011, "We haven't seen one shred of evidence that Iran has been weaponizing, in terms of building nuclear weapons facilities and using enriched materials (http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/why-iran-cant-be-trusted/448206.html)." In 2012, the world nuclear association had this to say, "A large Nuclear Power Plant has started up in Iran (http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf119_nucleariran.html),"   I think the Government of Iran can be trusted to an extent, but if things get out of hand the research will have to be destroyed and the knowledge contained.
              I think the west has the right to intervene at the moment. Iran has threatened our national security by telling us that they will send ships to the US East Coast if ever attacked by Israel " the threat came barely a week after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was welcomed to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly  in New York (http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/148369#.ULwiIINQU2d)." This is legal under international law, but still very intimidating (http://writ.news.findlaw.com/hamilton/20020909.html). We have every legal right after this to try and get involved in the Iranian government in order to protect ourselves (http://writ.news.findlaw.com/hamilton/20020909.html).