In Defense of the Bush DoctrineUniversity Press of Kentucky, 11. 5. 2007. - 264 страница The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, shattered the prevalent optimism in the United States that had blossomed during the tranquil and prosperous 1990s, when democracy seemed triumphant and catastrophic wars were a relic of the past. President George W. Bush responded with a bold and controversial grand strategy for waging a preemptive Global War on Terror, which has ignited passionate debate about the purposes of American power and the nation's proper role in the world. In Defense of the Bush Doctrine offers a vigorous argument for the principles of moral democratic realism that inspired the Bush administration's policy of regime change in Iraq. The Bush Doctrine rests on two main pillars—the inadequacy of deterrence and containment strategies when dealing with terrorists and rogue regimes, and the culture of tyranny in the Middle East, which spawns aggressive secular and religious despotisms. Two key premises shape Kaufman's case for the Bush Doctrine's conformity with moral democratic realism. The first is the fundamental purpose of American foreign policy since its inception: to ensure the integrity and vitality of a free society "founded upon the dignity and worth of the individual." The second premise is that the cardinal virtue of prudence (the right reason about things to be done) must be the standard for determining the best practicable American grand strategy. In Defense of the Bush Doctrine provides a broader historical context for the post–September 11 American foreign policy that will transform world politics well into the future. Kaufman connects the Bush Doctrine and current issues in American foreign policy, such as how the U.S. should deal with China, to the deeper tradition of American diplomacy. Drawing from positive lessons as well as cautionary tales from the past, Kaufman concludes that moral democratic realism offers the most compelling framework for American grand strategy, as it expands the democratic zone of peace and minimizes the number and gravity of threats the United States faces in the modern world. |
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... Saddam Hussein. for Waltz and neorealists generally, state behavior varies primarily on the basis of differences of power rather than ideology, internal structure of property relations, or form of government.2 neorealists reject in ...
... Saddam Hussein's invasion.6 During the current war on terror, neorealists have assailed President Bush's policy of preemption and democratic globalism, especially the war President Bush launched in 2003 to liberate Iraq. John ...
... Saddam might have achieved a nuclear capability within two years, according to the inspectors of Iraqi facilities sent in pursuant to un resolutions 685– 88, which suspended hostilities so long as Saddam abided by their terms. Without ...
... Saddam would have remained defiant—all while the danger mounted. Was it truly realistic in the best sense to invest the un with the responsibility for monitoring Saddam's WDm programs as he exploited the corrupt oil-for-food program to ...
... Saddam Hussein's regime, the militant mullahs in Iran, and the PLo under arafat.51 In making the ugly accusation that the Israel lobby has masterminded not only the war in Iraq, but the war in Lebanon, Walt and mearsheimer sound more ...
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4 The Perils of Liberal Multilateralism | 63 |
5 Moral Democratic Realism | 87 |
6 Moral Democratic Realism and the Endgame of the Cold War | 101 |
7 The Bush Doctrine and Iraq | 125 |
Beyond the War on Terror | 143 |
Epilogue | 153 |
Appendix | 157 |
Notes | 185 |
Bibliography | 217 |
Index | 241 |