When should the U.S. send troops to other countries?
displace | regime | diminish | stable | estimate
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Do the Math
Do the Math
Option 1:
Option 1:
At the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003, the administration of President George W. Bush estimated that it would cost 60 billion dollars to end Saddam Hussein’s regime. In 2010, Iraq held its first democratic election as part of its effort to develop a stable government. Millions of Iraqi refugees who had been displaced by the war were still unable to return home. American support for the war had diminished over time. Many Americans wanted the U.S. to remove all troops from Iraq. At that point the war had already cost $1.1 trillion.
Option 1:
Option 1:
Which of the following shows 1.1 trillion in expanded form?
A. one trillion, one hundred billion
B. 1,000,000,000,000 + 100,000,000,000
C. 1,000,000,000,000 + 1,000,000,000
D. 1,100,000,000,000
Option 2:
Option 2:
According to some estimates, as of 2017, there were over 2.5 million internally displaced people, or IDPs, in Iraq. IDPs are people who have fled their homes, but stayed within their home countries. Within just the first six years of the Iraq War, another 1.7 million Iraqi refugees had sought stability in neighboring countries. Returning these people to their homes is one of many problems faced by the new Iraqi regime. As time goes on, the chances that these people will be able to resume their old lives diminishes. The population of Iraq is about 30 million. What percentage of the population has been displaced according to the estimates above?
Discussion Question:
Discussion Question:
Who is responsible for displaced people? The regime of the home country? The regime of the country to which they flee? Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees fled to Syrian and Jordanian cities, threatening the stability of these countries. (While it is difficult to count refugees, it is estimated that 1.2 million refugees fled to Syria, and around half a million fled to Jordan.) A large surge of refugees can diminish a host country’s resources. Should the U.S. take responsibility for helping these people return home?
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