The effectiveness of a country's leaders is best measured by examining the well-being of that country's citizens.Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be

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The effectiveness of a country's leaders is best measured by examining the well-being of that country's citizens.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.

While it is true that the goal for leaders of a country should primarily be the well-being of the citizens, there are many events that occur in a nation that is outside of the abilities of the leaders to necessarily prevent or do anything about. When measuring the effectiveness of something or someone one cannot always look solely at the intended result, one should also look at exigent circumstances as well. Therefore I think that the claim above is shortsighted and would have little value as a true metric in the real world.

For example, there are countries that are more prone than others ...

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