Although it is expected that we ask our government to make decisions that positively affect the United States, reasonable citizens would have to agree that there are times when acting in a cooperative manner will benefit our country both economically and in relation to our ability to defend ourselves. We did not leave Europe to fight against Hitler’s campaign …show more content…
“Close off all of our borders!” “Bring our troops home!” “Defend ourselves from the inside outward!” “We do not need any allies, what purpose do they serve anyways?” All points made by supporters of Isolationism.
Isolationism can be defined as a country’s foreign policy tactic when it tries to avoid economic and political entanglement with any other country. Many Americans believe that the United States government should isolate itself and quit involving our country in the disputes and affairs of other countries abroad. Truth be told, many countries believe America has inserted unwanted or unwelcomed involvement in affairs where we do not belong. Our involvement in other countries’ affairs is not simply a reaction due to having nothing better to do or nothing better to spend our money on. In order for our country to survive and thrive we have to uphold our international treaties and trade agreements. Most importantly, we could not be successful without allies, but they mU.S.t support our effort on an equal …show more content…
Most Americans have asserted their attachment to our country as patriotism. Critics of the United States, at home and around the world, have seemed to focus on what has been called American imperialism. America today has seems to harbor important forces that can be called imperialist in their outlook. However, what seems to be large in influence, the people that hold these views are seemingly small in number. They are to be found above all in overlying sections of the intelligence, foreign policy and security establishments with a particular understanding among the so-called neo-conservatives.
Aside from the effects of modern culture on attitudes towards military service and sacrifice which comes with today’s American culture, history has demonstrated a strong anxiety of isolationism. This isolationism is a complicated phenomenon, which cannot be simply understood as a will to withdraw from other countries and their problems. This result is a view that if the United States really has no other choice but to involve ourselves with lesser foreigners, it must control the process, and mU.S.t under any circumstances insert itself to foreign control or