The European Union has the political will, resources, and expertise to implement effective democracy assistance.
Emerson-Center for European Policy Studies-4/11
http://www.ceps.eu/system/files/simplenews/2009/09/NWatch70.pdf
The ‘D’ word had virtually disappeared even
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out now as a clear opportunity and necessity.
B. European leadership
The counterplan is a key boost to overall EU leadership
Seiler-5/15/11 http://www.thinktankdirectory.org/blog/2011/05/15/arab-spring-what-think-tanks-say/
Restoring Europe’s credibility Scholars agree that the developments
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and swift support in helping its neighbors stabilize.
Extinction
Bruton-Irish Times-1/31/02 A Report For The Joint Oireachtas Committee On European Affairs
As the Laeken Declaration put it, "
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blind global forces that will otherwise overwhelm us.
1NC
Jobs bill will pass with republican support but Obama needs all of his political capital
Inquirer 9/8/11 (Philadelphia Inquirer, “The president's jobs speech; Some steps could help, but don't expect miracles”)
President Obama goes into Thursday's big speech on
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the payroll tax cut and continuing unemployment insurance.
Even small assistance packages require Obama to spend substantial political capital
Katulis-Center for American Progress-5/20/11
What Now, Mr. President?Obama’s Middle East Speech Now Requires Follow Through
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/05/what_now.html
The Obama administration needs to make the second
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the American public in this current political context.
And the Jobs bill is key to sustain the American economy
Harris 9/8 (David, prez and ceo national jewish democratic council, “Will obamas jobs plan work”)
Tonight, the contrast has never been clearer
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problems on the other side of the aisle.
And the economy is collapsing; restoring the US economy prevents global nuclear war
Party 9/1 (Socialist Equality Party, conference, “The breakdown of capitalism and the tasks of the working class”)
9. The working class must base itself
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states would spell the end of human civilisation.
1NC K
Foreign assistance must be rejected - The affirmative’s altruism is paid for in stolen capital.
Holcberg 2005
David, U.S. Government Should Not Help Tsunami Victims, Ayn Rand Institute, http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/welfare/4072-u-s-government-should-not-help-tsunami-victims-updated.html
Every cent the government spends comes from taxation
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our values instead of holding on to them.
The impact is extinction - Altruism is a prerequisite to bloody dictatorship & nuclear war.
Rand 1966
Ayn, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, p80
Consider the plunder, the destruction, the
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can be no peace within an enslaved nation.
1NC China
First, Sino-US Relations high- Hu Jintao’s visit reversed downward spiral in relations
Honggang 2011 (Wang, deputy director of the Institute of American Studies of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. Beijing Review: “Building the Sino-US bridge” August 18 2011 http://www.china.org.cn/opinion/2011-08/18/content_23236476_3.htm)
Compared to tense relations in 2010, Sino
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and became a guideline for their future ties.
US assistance for democratic reform in Arab Spring collapse relations
Paal 2011 (Douglas, Vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: “China Reacts to Middle East Unrest” February 28 2011 ttp://www.carnegieendowment.org/2011/02/28/china-reacts-to-middle-east-unrest/6yy)
What does China fear? In discussions with
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aside, with little prospect for an upside.
US China Relations solve global conflict and extinction
GARRETT 2003 – DIRECTOR ASIA PROGRAMS ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES
US CHINA RELATIONS IN THE EARLY TWENTY FIRST CENTURY, PAGE 76-77
New threat perceptions in the United States,
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dealing with a world of instability and disorder.
