What do you get when you cross and Idealist with a Realist? Apparently, Hillary Clinton. A self-proclaimed “idealistic realist,” Hillary Clinton claims a “hybrid” approach to her foreign policy positions. Indicating she observes the individual categories, idealism and realism, to have a false dividing line, feeling she encompasses elements of both, “Our challenge is to be clear-eyed about the world as it is while never losing sight of the world as we want it to become” (Clinton 566). A proponent of “smart power” (566), the combination of hard and soft power, she has endorsed the strategy and it was an integral force behind her foreign policy initiatives as Secretary of State and she promises a continuance of that as president. She does, however, have a tending hawkishness on matters concerning foreign policy, leading some critics to label her as an interventionist (Traub), signaling a …show more content…
The Iranians have clearly provided support to the Assad regime during the civil war, as indicated by the increasing number of Iranian generals dying in Syria (Wright). Clinton has admitted that not acting after Bashir Al-Assad crossed the proverbial “red line” and used chemical weapons on his own people was detrimental to the administration’s integrity. With the Islamic State (ISIS) operating out of Syria under the protection of the Syrian government, throughout her tenure as Secretary of State and as a presidential candidate, Clinton has always maintained the mantra “Assad must go.” Clinton embraces a bellicose approach to the campaign against ISIS: calling for a no-fly zone in Syria, a move that some Pentagon officials say could eventually require a large military presence, including American troops on the ground (De Luce); demanding states like Saudi Arabia step up and increase troop presence in the region to aid in stability; insisting
Hilary Clinton has been called many slanderous things: controversial, a cheater, and a corrupt emailer . However, American voters should take into consideration her potential as a grandiloquent leader. Hilary Clinton has several years of political experience due to her being the first lady during her husband’s 1992 presidential run . In addition to this, she has served as the United States’ Secretary of State from 2009-2013 , Arkansas First Lady , and as the United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009 . Her political influence can be compared to numerous female political figures such as Madeleine Albright , the first woman to be appointed as the United States Secretary of State or even “the Iron Lady”, Margaret Thatcher, who was Britain’s
President Obama attempts to gain the support of the Conservative population through a more logical approach, detailing the potential consequences of his actions or lack thereof to our nation 's credibility. He begins his appeal to the Right with a warning that “[dictators] depend upon the world to look the other way until those horrifying pictures fade from memory”. This means that if were to do nothing, as Assad hopes, he will likely attack more and commit more war crimes. With more war crimes, President Obama points out that it “is not only a violation of international law, it’s also a danger to our security”. Because American conservatives are traditionally more isolationist, they are less likely to agree with President Obama 's plea to intervene. Though, he argues if we let Assad continue, we will likely be threatening our own safety. The reason it would threaten our national safety, President Obama says, is that “as the ban against these weapons erodes, other tyrants will have no reason to think twice about acquiring poison gas, and using them”. The
President Obama’s tactics in Syria is much different than President’s Bush’s tactics in Iraq. In August 2013, Obama seeked Congress approval on military action in Syria after the Syrian government used chemical attacks that killed over a thousand innocent civilians. On September 11, 2013, military action was placed on hold
The current Obama administration appears to be domestic focused as well because his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is everywhere. In this role, the secretary is afforded a much greater freedom in shaping policy on the president’s foreign policy team.
In “One World, Rival Theories,” Jack Snyder argues classic international relations theories cannot singlehandedly explain U.S. foreign policy decisions. Rather, modern academics and politicians understand foreign policy through an “adjust[ment] of existing theories to meet new realities.” George W. Bush is often labeled realist based on his aggressive response to 9/11 terrorist attacks through hard power while Barack Obama champions a liberal worldview and utilizes soft power through multilateral institutions to employ joint air strikes and economic sanctions. While Snyder’s dialogue conveys that Bush’s foreign policy decisions in Iraq combine realist and liberal viewpoints, I maintain the Bush Administration did not successfully combine IR
I am writing to you today as a student at the College of William and Mary. I am in an International Security class and recently we studied the events occurring in Syria. As you are well aware, the situation in Syria has been dramatically deteriorating in recent months with the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the recent entrance of Russia into the conflict. Syria, meanwhile, has been in the midst of a ravaging civil war since the early spring of 2011. Currently, the government of Syria is led by President Bashar al-Assad, a member of the Syrian Ba’ath Party, a branch of the same Ba’ath Party that Saddam Hussein was also a member of. This similarity may lead some to think that Syria will end up like Iraq, with a
Hillary Clinton has an undeniable lack of good judgement. In 2003, Clinton voted to support President Bush in the invasion and war in Iraq. She put her trust in what President Bush believed at the time, as opposed to what was best for the American people and the United States’ international relations. It would be easy to shrug this off and put the blame on President Bush, but Clinton has a much more extensive record of poor decision making than just the Iraq War. Clinton also supports the use of unmanned drone strikes against ISIS and other terrorist groups on international soil without due process in a court of law. Recent research has shown that drone strikes
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has been in charge since 2000, following on from his late father who ruled for 30 years. Commencing in March of 2011, an anti-regime uprising has since escalated into Civil War where it has been estimated that more than 400,000 have been killed (CNN, 2017). Just this death toll alone proves the danger and inhumane conditions the people of Syria have been living in for over six years. Controlling large areas of Northern and Eastern Syria, Islamic State (IS) have been left battling government forces, rebel brigades and air strikes from
The Democratic and Republican Party primaries are over. America is left with two main candidates to choose from in the upcoming U.S. presidential election this coming November: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. As of right now, both candidates are still considered “presumptive” in their respective parties until each party holds their national convention and officially nominates them. Barring a Hillary Clinton indictment, one of those two will become the next president of the United States.
I feel that at this point in the presidential election process, the argument for Hillary Clinton is pretty simple and can be summed up as “the stakes are simply just too high.” However, I understand that many people feel differently about this issue. Throughout the primary election process, I know a lot of people have felt as though they must choose between the lesser of two evils. This sentiment has caused some to vote for a third party, and some to abstain from choosing a presidential candidate entirely. While I understand that this election has been trying, and that these feelings of disappointment are very real for several Americans, I hold the belief that the stakes are simply just too high to abstain from the vote. In this paper, I will attempt to demonstrate just how qualified Hillary Clinton is to be the President of the United States of America. She has 30 years of experience in government, and supports positions on issues that I feel all Americans should care about. These issues include children’s access to health care, education, and her economic plan. Foreign affairs are also increasingly important, and income inequality has been an issue for years. I hope to weigh the issues Hillary Clinton plans to take on if she is elected president against Donald Trump as a candidate. The two have vastly different experiences and qualifications, but as we have all likely noticed, they also have vastly different characters. I hope I can make a case for why you should vote for
Hillary Clinton is involved in government and is a Women’s rights activist. Clinton was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 26, 1947. She lived a rough life, where her dad had to work very hard to try to get his children out of the life that he had to live. Pathos comes out in this because it makes you feel for the life Hillary Clinton lived. Hillary Clinton attended Yale Law School and Wellesley College. Hillary Clinton was the first lady to ever win a public office seat when she was elected to the United States Senate in 2001. Clinton married Bill Clinton in 1975. Clinton has previously run for president in 2007, but she conceded the nomination because Barack Obama had a large lead ahead of her. Obama selected Hillary Clinton to be secretary
Her plans put a heavy emphasis on diplomacy and anti-imperialism; it encourages disarming the world’s nuclear bombs, closing over 700 army bases overseas, halving our military budget, and avoiding (“Power to the People Plan”). Basically, it’s very noninterventionist. Naturally, this does not jive with certain people, especially those who believe that Middle Eastern terrorism is a legitimate threat to the United States. However, economists have made strong arguments for why we should favor nonintervention, largely by analysing the last century of America’s war history. In regards to terrorism, various studies show that our involvement in “combating” terrorists has been largely counterproductive. According to the Department of Defense, the number of terrorist acts seems to increase as our efforts to attack them do. Of course, correlation does not necessarily equal causation, but even so, terrorism in general is still not as much a looming threat as we’ve been led to believe. In the past fifty decades, the number of deaths caused by acts of terrorism is comparable to those caused by peanut allergies and lightning strikes (Henderson, D. R., 2016, p.
Hillary Clinton is an American politician, she was the First Lady to the forty second president of the united states Bill Clinton, and she was also the sixty seventh United States Secretary of State. To add to her former accolades she is also a candidate for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 presidential Election. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Methodist Family, her father was a manager of a small business and her mother was a homemaker. She graduated from Wellesley College and then claimed her Doctor of Law degree or Doctor of Jurisprudence from Yale Law School. Although she has many accolades for herself that merit a lot of respect, she is probably most known for, sadly, either the scandal involving her husband and one of his secretaries or the scandal with her email account.
As of recent, there is an ongoing debate over the response of the Obama administration related to the events occurring in Syria and the potential violation by the Syrian government of customary international law and relevant treaties and conventions in the use of chemical weapons against its own people. The conflict itself has history which is required to be thoroughly examined before conclusions can be placed and actions are to be carried out. The Syrian Civil War has not only affected the lives of Syria’s citizens but has becoming a pressing issue in direct international relations between countries like Russia and the United States. Obama’s administration has their own response to the crisis at hand and believes that a military strike is a fully legal move to make given the situation present at hand. According to the evidence, it would seem possible that a violation has not occurred and that the threat by Obama’s administration to use force in the Syrian crisis stands on illegitimate grounds because the proceedings are done by Syrian government on their own grounds. However the atrocious actions committed by the Assad regime could in fact provide legality to military intervention by the United States. Finally, the focus will be to determine whether chemical weapons are in fact the sole factor for international intervention.
Assad had promised his people time and again that political reforms were coming however as his presidency continued, the people’s hopes waned as serious reforms never came. In addition to the lies of reform, Assad has also made claims that his military were not responsible for the brutal crackdowns happening across the country. In an interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters, Assad also denied that Syria held war prisoners which has been vehemently proven wrong. Walter’s went on to say that it felt as though Assad was extremely out of touch with his people and that she felt as if he didn’t accept the reality of what was happening at his own hands.