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U.S. Foreign Policy and the Term Paper
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Subject:Government
Topic:Foreign Policy
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S. backed elitist regime refuses to follow the established rules (Jenson, 2004). Chavez won his Presidency by majority vote of the people. U.S. meddling in Venezuelan affairs represent a source of outrage for many of the citizens. Venezuela represents the most obvious example where the U.S. has backed elitist regimes that support its own interests, while ignoring the democratic process that is the right of the people.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia with its lineage-based selection of rulers represents the furthest from a democracy that one can get. Yet, the U.S. established bases in Saudi Arabia, supposedly for helping them to protect holy shrines. U.S. backing of the Saudis led to Osama Bin Laden's dislike of the U.S. (Chomsky, 2001). Bin Laden claims that the U.S. supports repressive regimes in the Middle East, while attempting to destroy democratic societies that do not bend to U.S. interests (Chomsky, 2001).
Many regimes in the region resent the U.S. For supporting harsh and violent regimes throughout the region, including its longstanding support of Israeli violence against Palestinians (Chomsky, 2001). Americans fail to understand how the Middle East can support acts of terrorism against the U.S. However, the news media is largely to blame, as it only tends to publish views that are in agreement with current political policy. Americans are only aware of what is done to us, not what the U.S. does to someone else. This world judges the U.S. from a different perspective than that of the citizenry because they have access to a different viewpoint.
Oil drives many of the U.S. actions and decisions in who to back and who to overthrow. U.S. rhetoric from the Presidency continually reassures the public the quest to stomp out communism is the only significant factor in deciding whom to back. The U.S. has taken on the role of "policeman" for the industrialized nations and their interests. However, U.S. backing of certain regimes is not always a direct result of "stopping the spread of communism." More examples exist where the U.S. has intentionally backed non-democratic regimes in order to further its own economic interests. The U.S. draws criticism for its policies of backing regimes that comply with its mandates, while exhibiting a "seek and destroy" policy for those that do not comply.
References
Chomsky, N. (2001) Why do you think these attacks happened? Interview. Radio B92. Retrieved December 20, 2007 at http://www.us-them.com/september11/chomsky2.html.
Jenson, T. (2004). U.S. Support for Anti-Democratic Forces in Venezuela Recall. Counter Punch. August 11, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2007 at 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 at http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0811-02.htm
Waller, M. (2001). it's Cool Again to Be Communist.
Insight on the News, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_33_17" Sept 3, 2001. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_33_17/ai_78127728
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Chomsky, N. (2001) Why do you think these attacks happened? Interview. Radio B92. Retrieved December 20, 2007 at http://www.us-them.com/september11/chomsky2.html.
Jenson, T. (2004). U.S. Support for Anti-Democratic Forces in Venezuela Recall. Counter Punch. August 11, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2007 at 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 at http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0811-02.htm
Waller, M. (2001). it's Cool Again to Be Communist.
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