what is the "bush doctrine" and from where does it originate?
To what extent does it adopt a realist perspective?
To what extent does it adopt a liberal internationalist perspective

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 30 Mar 2004 07:25 PST

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Clarification of Question by jamesmathias-ga on 30 Mar 2004 08:48 PST

Im looking at US foreign policy speeches that Bush made
between 9-11 and until recently that form the basis of the Bush
Doctrine, and trying to find commentary on the set of speeches and
documents (i.e. the NSS and the NSQ...I have copies of these) and can
easily get the speeches myself from White House website.

Specifically I'm looking for a summary (ideally with some kind of
review)of articles that analyse the doctrine and argue the Bush
doctrine to be EITHER Liberal internationalist (i.e. based around a
strategy of multilateralism,importance of international law etc.) or
Realist
(i.e.self interested, unilateralist etc).

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 09 Apr 2004 11:25 PDT

James,

Please do me a favor and have a look at the following links:

The Bush Doctrine Of Unilateralism Means Globalism
www.noisetoknowledge.com/the_bush_doctrine_of_unilateralism_means_globalism.htm

Bush doctrine - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_Doctrine

The New Yorker: The Critics: A Critic At Large
www.newyorker.com/critics/atlarge/?040202crat_atlarge

The Bush Doctrine: Unrestrained empire building
www.rebelion.org/petras/english/petras280902.htm

Crimes of War -- Iraq and the "Bush doctrine"
www.crimesofwar.org/expert/bush-intro.html

Bush: It's Not Just His Doctrine That's Wrong
www.commondreams.org/views03/0417-07.htm

Democracy Cannot Coexist with Bush's Failed Doctrine
www.commondreams.org/views03/1203-08.htm

How Bush's doctrine of pre-emption was ambushed by reality
theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/25/1079939782615.html

FrontPage magazine.com :: The Bush Doctrine
www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=3652

E Pluribus Unum: Defending the Bush Doctrine
www.rubyan.com/politics/archives/001675.html

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Are these the types of articles you're looking for?

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complete answer?  I'd be happy to provide additional links, but
perhaps you need information beyond the links themselves.

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bit more detail what you need, and how we can best help you.

Thanks.

pafalafa-ga

$50 for someone to write a paper for you?   Seems like you really
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Is it realistic to try and get answers on this?  I have never used
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I'd pay you a whole lot more for the whole thing!!!!!

jamesmathias-ga,

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Point.

Project for the New American Century
http://newamericancentury.org/

Counterpoint.

Exposing the Project for the New American Century
http://pnac.info/

hlabadie-ga

Miss, thank you for your help... as you can see I'm new to this!

To clarify:
I'm after links of the US foreign policy speeches that Bush made
between 9-11 and until recently, and trying to find commentary on the
set of speeches and documents (i.e. the NSS and the NSQ...I have
copies of these) that make up what has become known as the Bush
doctrine.

Specifically I'm looking for articles that analyse AND argue the Bush
doctrine to be either Liberal internationalist (i.e.
multilateralism,importance of international law etc.) or Realist
(i.e.self interested, unilateralist etc).

If anyone can help me find really good material on this it would help me a lot!

best wishes,
J

PS hlabadie, I'm aware of the Project for the new american century and
their website and while they account for one group of very powerful
foreign policy actors (e.g. Messrs Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz etc.)
they do not account for the entire basis of the Bush Doctrine (which
in some ways is based on the apparent multilateralism expounded by
Clinton

Here is an apparently officially-sanctioned opinion:

Keir A. Lieber and Robert J. Lieber, "The Bush National Security
Strategy," U.S. National Security Strategy: A New Era
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/1202/ijpe/pj7-4lieber.htm

"A New Multilateralism

The NSS declares that, "We are guided by the conviction that no nation
can build a safer, better world alone. Alliances and multilateral
institutions can multiply the strength of freedom-loving nations. The
United States is committed to lasting institutions...." The document
goes on to say, "While the United States will constantly strive to
enlist the support of the international community, we will not
hesitate to act alone...."

Some have interpreted the new Bush doctrine as one of unabashed
unilateralism befitting a Texas Lone Ranger, or as simply the
rhetorical velvet glove covering the mailed fist of brute American
power. These views are wrong. The Bush NSS is clear about the benefits
and necessity of multilateral cooperation, especially with other great
powers, and is thus more genuinely multilateralist than even the
administration's own recent behavior might suggest."

hlabadie-ga