U.S. Foreign Policy
It should be of no surprise to anyone that U.S. foreign policy would have a relationship to U.S. domestic policy. With that in mind, it doesn’t hurt to look at what they have in common. It seem, that U.S. foreign policy is split at least between two, if not more, principles. The first being one directed toward theories of democracy, freedom, and human rights. The other directed toward national security. Which is, more often then not, paraphrased by saying what is in our national economic interest. It is clear how these are a reflectance of U.S. domestic policy’s in that while we do believe in democracy, freedom, and human rights, we also believe in economic security. That said, one of these principles is founded on time honored traditions of rationality and morality. The other is founded off of traditions of personal desire focused toward economic ends. Because of this, in the process of foreign and domestic implementation, these policy’s are conflicting if not totally un...