Current+Event+(Iraq+War)

Current Event: Iraq War

In this current event taking place at the moment, it can be easy to draw a parallel between this and Huckleberry Finn. Americans today are like Huck, when they see trouble, they run from it. They way that Americans do not want to deal with the problems in Iraq because it would save them the trouble, that is exactly the way that Huck acts in the book. When any problems arise for him, he just runs away. He never tries to confront his problems.

Currently with the Iraq war, many Americans are against it. Many feel that it is not ours (Americans) place to be in Iraq and to be solving other people’s problems. Then there is the government, particularly the president, who feels that we must stay there to solve all of their problems. Although, there may be different reasons for not supporting the Iraq war, many are because we do not want to deal with their problems. It is just easier and will cost us less money to just let them do their thing. We want to run from our problems, and not spend the extra money and confront our problems. As in “Huckleberry Finn”, where Huck is continually running away from his problems; Americans are trying to do the same thing in Iraq. Now, for this particular reason, the president is trying to confront the problems, and solve them. Although, whether or not these problems are our problems to deal with, or if American’s lives are worth the solution; is still to be determined. Home