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| title = National Security Strategy of the United States of America | | title = National Security Strategy of the United States of America | ||
| author = | | author = George W. Bush | ||
}}</ref> published in 2002 by the | }}</ref> published in 2002 by the George W. Bush Administration, was the public core of what came to be called the Bush Doctrine. Perhaps its key change from existing policy was that it largely abandoned deterrence in preference of a broadly defined "preemption" approach,<ref>{{citation | ||
| http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/national/nss-020920.htm | | http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/national/nss-020920.htm | ||
| title = National Security Strategy Report - September 2002 | | title = National Security Strategy Report - September 2002 | ||
| publisher = Globalsecurity}}</ref> which corresponded more to concepts of | | publisher = Globalsecurity}}</ref> which corresponded more to concepts of preventive war than preemptive attack. | ||
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This strategy emphasized: | This strategy emphasized: | ||
* | *Weapons of mass destruction | ||
* | *Terrorism | ||
* | *Democracy promotion, by regime change if necessary | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
===Overview of America’s International Strategy=== | ===Overview of America’s International Strategy=== | ||
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===Transform America’s National Security Institutions to Meet the Challenges and Opportunities of the Twenty-First Century=== | ===Transform America’s National Security Institutions to Meet the Challenges and Opportunities of the Twenty-First Century=== | ||
==Administration commentary== | ==Administration commentary== | ||
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Condaleeza Rice said the President had said of it, "This is the ... Security Strategy of the [entire] United States. The boys in Lubbock ought to be able to read it." In a presentation in New York, she observed that "Manhattan is not Lubbock, but it is that same spirit that brings me here tonight to speak plainly about some of the great issues facing our country...Foreign policy is ultimately about security -- about defending our people, our society, and our values, such as freedom, tolerance, openness, and diversity... Today's threats come less from massing armies than from small, shadowy bands of terrorists -- less from strong states than from weak or failed states. And after 9/11, there is no longer any doubt that today America faces an ''existential threat'' <ref>''emphasis added''</ref> to our security -- a threat as great as any we faced during the Civil War, the so-called "Good War", or the Cold War. " <ref name=Rice>{{citation | |||
| title = Dr. Condoleezza Rice Discusses President's National Security Strategy | | title = Dr. Condoleezza Rice Discusses President's National Security Strategy | ||
| date = October 1, 2002 | | date = October 1, 2002 | ||
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For these reasons, President Bush is committed to confronting the Iraqi regime, which has defied the just demands of the world for over a decade. We are on notice. The danger from Saddam Hussein's arsenal is far more clear than anything we could have foreseen prior to September 11th. And history will judge harshly any leader or nation that saw this dark cloud and sat by in complacency or indecision.</blockquote> | For these reasons, President Bush is committed to confronting the Iraqi regime, which has defied the just demands of the world for over a decade. We are on notice. The danger from Saddam Hussein's arsenal is far more clear than anything we could have foreseen prior to September 11th. And history will judge harshly any leader or nation that saw this dark cloud and sat by in complacency or indecision.</blockquote> | ||
==Analysis== | ==Analysis== | ||
Francis Fukuyama, in ''America at the Crossroads'', wrote that it was a revolutionary expansion of the doctrine of preemption, into the realm of preventive attack, against threats months and years away. <ref name=AAC>{{citation | |||
| title = America at the Crossroads | | title = America at the Crossroads | ||
| author = | | author = Francis Fukuyama | ||
| publisher = Yale University Press | year = 2006 | | publisher = Yale University Press | year = 2006 | ||
| isbn = 0300113994}},pp. 83-84</ref> | | isbn = 0300113994}},pp. 83-84</ref> |
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A document, the National Security Strategy of the United States of America,[1] published in 2002 by the George W. Bush Administration, was the public core of what came to be called the Bush Doctrine. Perhaps its key change from existing policy was that it largely abandoned deterrence in preference of a broadly defined "preemption" approach,[2] which corresponded more to concepts of preventive war than preemptive attack. This strategy emphasized:
ContentsOverview of America’s International StrategyChampion Aspirations for Human DignityStrengthen Alliances to Defeat Global Terrorism and Work to Prevent Attacks Against Us and Our FriendsWork with others to Defuse Regional ConflictsPrevent Our Enemies from Threatening Us, Our Allies, and Our Friends with Weapons of Mass DestructionIgnite a New Era of Global Economic Growth through Free Markets and Free Trade.Expand the Circle of Development by Opening Societies and Building the Infrastructure of DemocracyDevelop Agendas for Cooperative Action with the Other Main Centers of Global PowerTransform America’s National Security Institutions to Meet the Challenges and Opportunities of the Twenty-First CenturyAdministration commentaryAssistant to the President for National Security Affairs Condaleeza Rice said the President had said of it, "This is the ... Security Strategy of the [entire] United States. The boys in Lubbock ought to be able to read it." In a presentation in New York, she observed that "Manhattan is not Lubbock, but it is that same spirit that brings me here tonight to speak plainly about some of the great issues facing our country...Foreign policy is ultimately about security -- about defending our people, our society, and our values, such as freedom, tolerance, openness, and diversity... Today's threats come less from massing armies than from small, shadowy bands of terrorists -- less from strong states than from weak or failed states. And after 9/11, there is no longer any doubt that today America faces an existential threat [3] to our security -- a threat as great as any we faced during the Civil War, the so-called "Good War", or the Cold War. " [4] Rice said key elements were This strategy has three pillars:
AnalysisFrancis Fukuyama, in America at the Crossroads, wrote that it was a revolutionary expansion of the doctrine of preemption, into the realm of preventive attack, against threats months and years away. [5] References
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