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In reply to the discussion: The biggest reason why President Bush will not be prosecuted for torture [View all]JEB
(4,748 posts)Playing politics with these issues cheapens the whole country. But I "believe" that nothing will be done and the rule of law will continue to be flaunted. Actually it seems to be an American tradition.
Foreign policy doctrines more or less practiced by the United States.
Monroe Doctrine western hemisphere = US property; non-whites = untermenschen
McKinley Doctrine Open Door Policy i.e., China, Pacific = potentially, possibly, most likely US property; non-whites = untermenschen
Roosevelt Corollary western hemisphere = US property, and we mean it this time! non-whites = untermenschen
Taft Doctrine Dollar Diplomacy i.e., western hemisphere = US property, and we mean economically, politically, and all other ways; the Middle East = potentially, possibly, most likely, US property
Wilson Doctrine 14 Points internationalism (i.e., great powers should respect each other; to hell with the rest); western hemisphere = US property, and we really mean it this time! non-whites = untermenschen
Roosevelt Doctrine Good Neighbor Policy! i.e., western hemisphere = US property, and we really really really fucking mean it.
Truman Doctrine aid to fascists in Greece, Turkey, the Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, western Europe, Eastern Europe, North Africa, etc. i.e., what Kennan called Containment.
Eisenhower Doctrine the Middle East = US property; non-whites = untermenschen; massive retaliation
Nixon Doctrine enter neocolonialism: overthrowing governments, installing clients, using local elites to manage foreign populations for US advantage i.e., Asia, Africa, western hemisphere = US property, but were gonna try to be sneaky about it. Overall, see above.
Carter Doctrine the Middle East = US property, and we arent kidding; trilateralism
Reagan Doctrine Rollback; mutually assured destruction; low intensity warfare; support for rightwing Islamist groups, narcotics smuggling, etc.
Bush I Doctrine New World Order; What we say, goes.
Clinton Doctrine New World Order; multilaterally if we can, unilaterally when we must.
Bush II Doctrine New World Order; unilaterally when we can, multilaterally if we must.
Obama Doctrine- Killer Capitalism with good diction. Drones R' US.