POL SCI 5 Study Guide - Preemptive War, Unapologetic, Mercantilism
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9/11 was said to be a result of insufficient us involvement and ambition in the world solution is to be more expansive in us goals, ex) trouble spots like. Humanitarian: for reasons of humanity, us should lead people out of oppressive regimes ex) kosovo & iraq- seen as an imperialist war in this definition; bring a better lives and secure the region. Ex) us took case of iraq to un, it didn"t matter how much military power us had declined by other countries. The us might want the cooperation of others on issues important to us when us could not get it for reasons of lack of legitimacy: relationship between materialistic power and control over outcome is tenuous: Iran there is more deliberate policies different kinds of approaches by obama ad: no consistency in us foreign policy because we realize we are in new territory. Force is integral to political interaction because international community is anarchic.
