In the summer of 1897, Theodore Roosevelt set out to establish his thinking on how America should be run, or at the very least the onset of his “Big Stick Diplomacy” taking shape. Within the very speech, tone is set on an expansive military, and the need for such a thing. This ideal, is the precipice in which American foreign policy begins, changes, and ultimately is used from TR’s inauguration, to the current President sitting in the White House. The philosophy established by Roosevelt was three fold. First, was to establish or convert the American military as the world’s policemen; secondly, commit the American military to foreign excursions without permission from Congress; thirdly, negotiate agreements/treaties with foreign powers without
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Once in Cuba, in 1906, when a rebellion arose after an election therein. Second, occurred in Panama, when the Panamanians were involved in a revolution, and the desire to build a canal to make the ocean to ocean trip shorter for America’s Navy, Roosevelt back and supported the Panamanians revolt. Thirdly, a war with the Philippians, who were fighting for independence from America. All of these instances were never backed or voted on by Congress. These actions took place in recent history as well. The most notable are as follows; the Korean War, wherein America trying to be the policeman and stop the spread of Communism was involved in the war for 3 years without approval; Vietnam War, where the inception of the War Powers Resolution took shape giving the president authority to fight a war for 60 days, and withdrawal for 30 days without fear of Congress declaring war; the Gulf War, which Bush 1 used resolutions from the U.N. to fight battles in the middle east; the battles in Kosovo, wherein Clinton used military forces to try and stop a mounting war in the region; Bush 2 using the same as Dad to fight the terrorist regimes per se, and overthrow Saddam Hussein in Iraq; and most recently with Obama committing air strikes in Libya, and then later in Syria, utilizing the same functions as Bush
Once in Cuba, in 1906, when a rebellion arose after an election therein. Second, occurred in Panama, when the Panamanians were involved in a revolution, and the desire to build a canal to make the ocean to ocean trip shorter for America’s Navy, Roosevelt back and supported the Panamanians revolt. Thirdly, a war with the Philippians, who were fighting for independence from America. All of these instances were never backed or voted on by Congress. These actions took place in recent history as well. The most notable are as follows; the Korean War, wherein America trying to be the policeman and stop the spread of Communism was involved in the war for 3 years without approval; Vietnam War, where the inception of the War Powers Resolution took shape giving the president authority to fight a war for 60 days, and withdrawal for 30 days without fear of Congress declaring war; the Gulf War, which Bush 1 used resolutions from the U.N. to fight battles in the middle east; the battles in Kosovo, wherein Clinton used military forces to try and stop a mounting war in the region; Bush 2 using the same as Dad to fight the terrorist regimes per se, and overthrow Saddam Hussein in Iraq; and most recently with Obama committing air strikes in Libya, and then later in Syria, utilizing the same functions as Bush