International Educational Exchange: The Best Defense
By Evelyn Hamilton
We are living in perilous times. They are times of instability, intolerance and uncertainty. Each day, we are bombarded with images and ideologies that force us to admit our vulnerability as global citizens. The wall that seemed to protect the United States from the ills that plagued other countries was torn down on Sept. 11, 2001.
Hoping to reclaim that false, yet reassuring sense of security, we rely on the U.S. government by way of the military to protect us. Our government seems to believe that as more troops are deployed, the public will feel increasingly safe. In actuality, this dependency on weapons and war produces the opposite effect.
