Incidents abroad involving the US military over the last five (5) years that can be linked to a post-Civil War foreign policy. The United States' participation in numerous international incidents over the past five years has demonstrated why they are regarded as the world's police officers. The status of police officers around the globe has benefited from the implementation of numerous policies in the US. The military of the United States participated in two foreign incidents. First off, the presidents of the United States were accountable for the circumstances in Iraq during the Iraq War (Levine, 2009). President Bush's attack of Iraq was unwarranted and conducted under false pretenses. Moreover, the removal of Baathists and Saddam from the military as well as governmental positions left a void in the leadership of the Iraq society.
George Bush cited the likelihood of Saddam Hussein acquiring a biological, chemical and nuclear weapon which posed a direct threat to the United States. Similarly, President Obama removed the residual US troops and detached an alleviating entity which would have reserved the government in intact and to a comprehensive management. Secondly, was the approach of the United States with Cuba and its resulting reaction (Locatelli, 2017). Once the civil war ended, the United States started building a larger navy where it engaged this resources comprehensively during the Spanish American war. Its primary objective was to aid the Cuban independence.
Aspects of US history since 1865 that has led to the US’s rise as a world super power policeman.
The foreign policy of the United States changed after September 2001 making it rise into a super power police officer. George Bush assumed his presidency during January 2001, where he introduced the foreign policy known as the missile shield that shelters some portions of the Europe. The missile shield was intended to pawn international missiles from Iran which was a large signal initiative to both missile defense and the respect to the central Europe (Levine, 2009). Secondly, the US president George Bush altered the foreign policy of America with his speech regarding the battle on terror before the combined session of the legislature. In his speech, he detailed that the United States would direct its resources using intelligence, negotiation, and application of the law in dealing with each war.
The president added that it was necessary to overcome the systems of terror through the globe. His remarks would be reminisced as it showed that people should rise and pursue nations that support and provide aid to terrorism. This comments solidified the United States making it a superpower as it pressured other regions to decide and stand together with the US or with the terrorist. Other aspects since 1965 that led to the US world’s giant police was the development of the foreign policy. It governs how the America miens its relationships with other republics (Locatelli, 2017). It pursues to assure the American defense and security.
Moreover, it strives the power to project and protect the interest of the American around the world. After giving cube its independence as well as aiding Cuban resistance in 1898, the United States took its regulating role. The possession of the Spanish such as Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines capitulated to the United States. The acquisition assisted the US in becoming extra great as many countries relied on America in times of emergencies (The Doctrine of Military Perception Management in Conflict 2011).
International incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role.
Since the event of the World War II, the America has taken its regulating role internationally. First, US has taken its policing role in the Korean War where the North Korea choose to invade their neighbors South Korea in 1950’s (Locatelli, 2017). The US was not attracted by the move that the North Korea took though they were backed up by the active communist fiscal systems and China (Riker-Coleman, 2003). However, together with the United Nation, they pushed the North Korea to their territories hence establishing peace that exists between the North and South Korea. Secondly, US took their policing role during the intervention in Lebanon as there was tension between the Muslims and the Christians during Suez crisis.
The president of Egypt was inspiring the Muslims living around the Middle East to unite when the two religious groups were at throats of each other. Lack of denouncing the western power by the Christian president of Lebanon, made the Muslims mad as the president feared the Soviet Union. However, he called the US together with the UN inspectors who did not find any Soviet intervention.
Finally, the Dominican civil war was chaos took a half a century since the last president was assassinated forcing the United States to intervene (Riker-Coleman, 2003). After being ruled by a military junta, a democratic election was conducted where the previous president did not win. His followers planned a military coup in contradiction of the existing president to make him their spearhead. The US sent troops and organized the OAS to subjugate the Dominican Republic as they wanted peace and prosperity.
Driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the internationalTreaties, exit strategies, elections, and wars
The interference of the United States in Lebanon was primarily to reduce the religious tension as well as lowering the political tension in the country. Secondly, the conflict of the Korean was to fight Russia out of the Korean land and to gain their control to both the North and South Korea from the Russia military (Locatelli, 2017). Similarly, the treaty of the Panama Canal was made to protect the companies trading in the United States and gain commercial interest.
References
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Locatelli, A. (2017). Too Far Ahead? The US Bid for Military Superiority and Its Implications for European Allies. US Foreign Policy in a Challenging World, 145-163. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-54118-1_8
Riker-Coleman, E. B. (2003). The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military (review). The Journal of Military History, 67(4), 1355-1356. doi:10.1353/jmh.2003.0327
The Doctrine of Military Perception Management in Conflict. (2011). Foreign Security Policy, Gender, and US Military Identity, 8. doi:10.1057/9781137296849.0007
