POSC 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bush Doctrine
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Presidents must periodically provide congress with a national security strategy . Enumeration of threats and a president"s overarching approach to confronting them. Might lead to exaggeration of threat (ex. Isis, terrorism), creates policy advantage for hawks over doves . Us leadership to counter the soviet union (the evil empire) Extensive military expansion without increased revenue (which cost g. h. w bush his reelection) Bush struggled to adapt to post-soviet era. Had difficulty transitioning away from power-dominant era towards economics- dominant. Limit role in un, avoid external agreement that limit sovereignty. Willing to use force to promote democracy and peace. Willing to use force (especially for diversion) Really, he maintained most of bush"s security policies. Adding multilateralism emphasis on allies and their interests. Walt once called him a better realist than walt (then called him daft a few months later) As power is their ability to get b to do something b otherwise would not do.
