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This 8 page paper examines a policy of isolationism and claims that is the stance the U.S. should adopt in 2005. A history of the isolationist paradigm is provided. Current foreign policy is explored, inclusive of the disputes about Bush's true stance. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Some argue that Americans should not care what others think and that America is right in its fight against terrorism for example. Yet, there is a case to be made
for attention to ideas from other cultures. World opinion is important. Some argue that 9/11 would have never occurred had U.S. policy been less interventionist. For example, if the U.S.
had remained an isolationist state, there would be little to worry about today. The U.S. would not have gotten involved in Israeli politics for example nor would it have become
engaged in a war on terror had it simply kept to itself. The argument is actually rooted in the premise that America is hated because it meddles too much in
areas it does not belong. Iraq is a case in point. Although in the end, a democracy is forming, that is only a U.S. agenda. It is not necessarily the
case that the government must change. The other side of the argument of course respects the idea that a pure isolationist stance would have precluded the U.S. from doing anything
about Hitler. That is the common argument. Still, the fact that Adolph Hitlers and Saddam Husseins exist in the world does not mean a foreign policy must be one way
or another. Should the U.S. have waged war on Iraq? The debate continues while troops are still on the ground. It seems that Bushs foreign policy has certainly put U.S.
troops in harms way. Many people do not see a reason for it. In evaluating whether or not isolationism is a position that could work in todays world--at least
in part--it necessitates a look at the concept. Isolationism is "the theory that American interests are best served by a minimum of involvement in foreign affairs and alliances" (Safire, 1993,
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