Term Paper on "Neoconservative in American Foreign Policies"

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Neoconservative in American Foreign Policies

Although some believe that neoconservatism is no longer a distinguishable movement, the effect of this political movement is still a powerful force in American politics. Neoconservatism is based on three central ideas. First, economic policy should focus on cutting tax rates in order to stimulate widespread, steady economic growth, and as such, government must accept the necessary risks of that growth, such as budget deficits. Domestic affairs policies center on a strong but unobtrusive government. And, foreign policy is based on patriotism that steers away from world government, and protects national interests both at home and abroad, often necessitating a strong military ("Neoconservatism"). It is this foreign policy pillar, and the benefits and disadvantages of Neoconservative concepts including: unilateralism, regime change, and democracy promotion and counter-concepts such as: isolationism, a return to realism, and liberal "soft power," and their application in Iraq, that will be discussed in this paper.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Neoconservatism Policies in Iraq:

Unilateralism is one policy that is often accredited to neoconservatism.

This concept centers on one side of a conflict. In relation to American foreign policy in Iraq, this has led to an American led occupation force, which has proceeded without the support of multilateral global institutions, such as NATO and the United Nations. In fact, many of America's previous allies, such as France, Germany and Turkey have refused to participate in the conflict (Daalder & Lindsay). The disadvantage of this has been the increased political turmoil experienced both nationally and internationally. The advantage of this policy has been to ensure that American foreign policy is not dictated by a global community that may or may not have the U.S.'s best interests at heart.

Regime change is also a concept attributed to Neoconservative policy. This ousting of one government by a force and placement of another government in power was a declared goal of the United States, when then President Bill Clinton signed into low Public Law 105-338, the "Iraq Liberation Act." This Act specifically states, the policy of the United States should support the efforts that are being undertaken to remove Saddam Hussein's regime, from Iraqi power, and help facilitate the emergence of a democratic government that would replace Hussein's regime ("Iraq Liberation"). The primary shortcoming of this policy, in Iraq, is that it's created a power vacuum in the country. Living under the thumb of a powerful dictator, such as Hussein, and then suddenly having that control removed and no central power to turn to have resulted in chaos for the country. The benefit, obviously, is that the country now has a chance to grow and prosper without the constant threat of crimes against humanity being committed by its leader.

Democracy promotion, even at the cost of war, is a third policy supported by neoconservatism. As Robinson notes regarding Iraq, promoting democracy in Iraq is a critical component of the general interventionist project undertaken by the United States.

Iraqi sovereignty is an important part of this policy. However, one of the difficulties has been the inability for the country to pull together around a central theme of patriotism, and a desire to make democracy work, to make this policy a workable solution, in the short-term. Of course, the advantage will be… READ MORE

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