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The Follies of Democratic Imperialism |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / SPECIAL REPORT--'WINNING' IN IRAQ |
| Author: Omar G. Encarnacion |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2006 |
| Size: 7,746 Words, 51,816 Characters |
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President George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq signaled the unambiguous return of "democratic imperialism" in American foreign policy. Entailing what is tantamount to the imposition of democracy upon a foreign country, this can be seen as the ultimate manifestation of America's traditional obsession with its role as a global moral crusader.Bringing freedom and democracy to Iraq is expected to impart a "domino-like" effect throughout the Middle East, resulting in the collapse of one autocracy after another. President Bush elaborated his vision in a speech to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) on February 27, 2003, by any measure a presidential manifesto on the virtues of spreading democracy abroad. Removing Saddam Hussein from power and replacing him with a democratically elected governme...
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...econd Thoughts," New York Times, May 16, 2004; and James Mann, "For Bush, Realpolitik Is No Longer a Dirty Word," New York Times, April 11, 2004.
51. Tierny, " Hawks Loudly Express Their Second Thoughts."
52. Peter H. Smith, Talons of the Eagle: Dynamics of U.S.-Latin American Relations (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996), p. 64..
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