US Foreign Policy

Paper Summary:

The paper looks at the Hugo Chavez regime in Venezuela and the situation in Saudi Arabia and argues that when the US backs elitist regimes they are ignoring the democratic process that is the right of the people. The paper argues further that the US has intentionally backed non-democratic regimes not only to stop the spread of communism but in order to further its own economic interests.

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Venezuela
Saudi Arabia

From the Paper:

"The United States assumes the role of policeman of the democratic world, using any means possible to squash communism. This attitude toward communism is the result of left-wing extremism during the Cold War. The old ideology is that communism and democracy could not exist together and that one must be eliminated for the other to exist. When a non-communist thinks about communism, it often conjures images of the post-War world where the democracy and communism were combatants (Waller, 2001). However, in its zeal to squash communism wherever it might exist, the US sometimes backed anti-democratic regimes in order to hold back the spread of communism throughout the rest of the world."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chomsky, N. (2001) Why do you think these attacks happened? Interview. Radio B92. Retrieved December 20, 2007 from http://www.us-them.com/september11/chomsky2.html.
• Jenson, T. (2004). US Support for Anti-Democratic Forces in Venezuela Recall. Counter Punch. August 11, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2007 from http://counterpunch.org/jensen08112004.html.
• Palast, G. (2004). Will the Gang That Fixed Florida Fix the Vote in Caracas this Sunday? August 11, 2004. CommonDreams.org. Retrieved December 20, 2007 from http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0811-02.htm
• Waller, M. (2001). It's Cool Again to Be Communist. Insight on the News, Sept 3, 2001 . http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_33_17/ai_78127728

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