Which best describes the Bush Doctrine of Preemption? A. a foreign policy stance that ascribes to multilateral engagement for th
e good and protection of an allied country. B. a foreign policy stance that indicates a hierarchy in an alliance and puts the United States' interests first. C. a foreign policy stance that seeks to open markets, promote democracy, and defend weaker nations. D. a foreign policy stance that espouses a unilateral approach to protecting the best interests of the United States.
D. a foreign policy stance that espouses a unilateral approach to protecting the best interests of the United States.
Explanation:
The Bush Doctrine suggests numerous relevant foreign policy policies of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. These policies involve unilateralism and the application of preventative conflict. Usually, the Bush Doctrine was adopted to symbolize a compliance to unilaterally trail U.S. military concerns.
D. a foreign policy stance that espouses a unilateral approach to protecting the best interests of the United States.
This sort of policy agenda was part of the "neoconservative" view of a number of President George W. Bush's advisers -- especially some who had also served in the administration of his father, President George H.W. Bush. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, there was a desire to push American values and not be shy about doing so with the use of American military might. Sometimes referred to as the "Bush Doctrine," the core ideas were that the United States could pursue this goals on its own (without need for United Nations partnerships), that preemptive strikes were allowable against countries that harbored terrorists, and that regime change for the sake of promoting democracy was a good strategy.
