Terrorism and the Bush Doctrine

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This paper expounds on the Bush Doctrine and argues that the approach to fighting terrorism that it espouses is indeed the appropriate response for the United States. The paper looks at the foreign policy of containment typically pursued by the U.S. in the past and why the Vietnam War was so widely opposed, then argues that this policy and the reasons for the opposition to the Vietnam War do not apply to today's war on terrorism. Sources cited in the paper are attached after the conclusion.

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"In response to the terrorism attacks of 9-11, the government responded with a statement which has become known as the Bush Doctrine. President Bush declared in no uncertain terms that this country would no longer pursue a stance of strength, deterrence, and containment, which had been the military strategy during the Cold War. He stated that this nation would now pursue all terrorists into whatever nation, hole or cave they hid. The Bush doctrine declared that all people groups, sects of tribes that conducted terrorist activities would be pursued, and destroyed. He included in his policy the promise that nations which harbored, and thus enabled terrorist cells to operate would also be considered enemies of this country, and therefore would be included within the scope of possible military targets. I believe that President Bush's doctrine is the correct stand for this time. His take no prisoners attitude was exactly the response that both America and the world needed to hear in order to understand that America takes the safety of its citizens very seriously."

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