2. Rape
3. Civil war
4. Human rights abuse
5. Children soldiers
6. Children losing their parents and their source of love
7. Lack of psychological help for children and adults after the war
8. Poor responses by government military
9. Availability of resources to rebel forces
10. Use of conflict resources in non-fighting countries
11. Illegal resource exportation
12. Drug use
13. Lack of border control in the fighting country of both imports and exports
14. Lack of border control and monitoring of export destinations from other nations supporting the war
15. Bureaucratization of war
16. Media reporting that ignores important information
17. Negative views on the war causing a lack of help
18. Lack of gun control
19. Lack of safe havens for families running from the war
20. Physical effects on the people after war
21. Ecological effects of the war
In my mind, these are all problems in our world when it comes to war. One thing that I have thought about while reading this book is how the rebel soldiers came upon their weapons. I understand they pay people off, and many people nowadays would rather have the money than the feeling they did something good for the world. It seems like there are almost no surefire solutions to this problem. One thing I think that needs to be put to use is today’s power to track things. If we can track sharks and penguins, I’m sure we can track planes and where they are headed. Non-governmental forces get their resources from other nations, most likely larger nations. All planes and transport vehicles need to be searched, monitored, and tracked. Although governmental officials may be corrupt and accept money as a bribe, they should be required to search all international flights and track them after liftoff. There also needs to be consequences for pilots who “accidentally veer of course.” Not to make the jobs of air traffic controllers any more stressful, but outgoing and incoming planes need to be monitored if there is any chance of reducing the amount of aid to rebel forces. This, in my opinion, may slightly reduce the resources that are available to rebel forces. In the case of A Long Way Gone, resources to both governmental and rebel forces should have been cut off. I believe neither of these groups were in the right.
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Before I say what I'm about to say, I think I need to first state that I think you're 100% right. However, I have something that might be worth thinking about. What if rebellion is right, a rebellion needs to happen for the good of the people? Your plan essentially sets up a network that will keep guns out of good hands that want to work against the bad hands that hold guns to the heads of the people. What then? This is a slim to none chance since guns are most often put to bad use as opposed to good. One might say that the people could reach out to the rest of the world in hope, but as we've seen, that is not a guaranteed way of eliciting help.
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