US foreign policy
The United States’ policy on foreign affairs is that there really is no foreign policy. Controversy and mixed opinions have surrounded this area of politics since the beginning of the country’s existence. Each presidential administration has had its own perception as to what this policy should be. Some Americans feel that the United States should return to the isolationist country that it once was. With all the expense and effort needed to have a world presence, it is a belief that the United States should not involve itself in the affairs and conflicts of other countries. “The idea that the United States should avoid all foreign political commitments stems from the earliest days of the republic.” (Dulles 2) This idea has been around well before Washington or Jefferson gave their countrymen advice about becoming involved with foreign affairs. John Adams had given a similar warning that, “we should separate ourselves…as far as possible and as long as possible, from all European politics and wars.” (Dulles 2) During the remainder of the eighteenth century, the leaders of the United States were determined to “establish their country’s complete freedom, not only from the political control of Great Britain, but from
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Approximate Word count = 2170
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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