A Foreign Policy of Freedom. A United States foreign policy of intervention, through military and a foreign aid, is dangerous to its future, and following the advice of the founding fathers by ending these interventionist policies would be the be

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A Foreign Policy of Freedom

        Throughout history, the United States ignored the wise advice of its founding fathers and eventually became the self-appointed policeman of the world. Since the beginning of the 20th Century, the United States has frequently intervened in the affairs of sovereign nations including toppling regimes and installing new ones through force or elections. While this can be beneficial to protect the interests of the United States, it has done more harm by instilling hatred and resentment throughout the world. A United States’ foreign policy of intervention, through military and a foreign aid, is dangerous to its future, and following the advice of the founding fathers by ending these interventionist policies would be the best solution to help restore the economy and strengthen National Defense.

        The founding fathers of the United States had very good ideas, though they have been widely ignored, about the foreign policy of the United States and the role that it should play in the world. Thomas Jefferson said, “Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none” (Vance, Laurence M). In his famous farewell address, George Washington said, “Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent Alliances, with any portion of the foreign world” (George Washington Quotes). These beliefs were held by others such as James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. John Quincy Adams put it the best when he said, “America goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all...She well knows that by once enlisting under other banners than her own...she would involve herself beyond the power of extrication, in all the wars of interest and intrigue, of individual avarice, envy, and ambition, which assume the colors and usurp the standard of freedom” (Quote from John Quincy Adams). The founding fathers generally disliked the idea of foreign intervention based on the actions of the British on the American colonies and advised against committing similar actions in the future.

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        The United States’ current policy of intervention is harmful economically and it incites hatred around the world. Many believe that 9/11 happened because “they” hated the United States because of freedom and prosperity. Intervention was actually the main factor for the attacks on 9/11. In his “Letter to America”, Osama Bin Laden stated the reason for the attacks was, “Because you attacked us and continue to attack us,” and, “It is commanded by our religion and intellect that the oppressed have a right to return the aggression” (Full Text: Bin Laden's 'letter to America'). After 9/11, the United States launched ...

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