Star Trek on why the U.S. should Withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan

From Season 1, “Symbiosis”. Picard outlines the importance of the Prime Directive, and how careful non-intervention in certain conflicts can prevent more harm than would otherwise be caused through direct intervention. The doctor provides the foil, advocating for an active role in confronting a moral dilemma. Ultimately, the episode is a plea and a warning: societies with long, intertwined histories may fare better in the long-term by working out their own problems manifest through self …