Are you a Jeffersonian , Wilsonian , Jacksonian or Hamiltonian?
• Jeffersonian (foreign policy to protect the US democratic system) – antiwar / cautionary approach; importance of protecting domestic civil liberties; the blowback argument – questioning whether our own actions contributed to the rise in Middle-East terrorism • Wilsonian (foreign policy based on moral principles)- emphasizes the importance of multilateralism; of paying our UN dues; want to put Osama bin Laden on trial in an international court; see internationalism as the way of fighting terrorism • Jacksonian (foreign policy based on domestic populism and military might) – the angry approach – they bombed us, we will get them; do not want a limited war, prefering no limits on military actions and “collateral damage” (i.e., non-combatant deaths) • Hamiltonian (foreign policy to protect international commerce) – need to fight the war, but need a crafty strategy that may limit our tactics in order to win and influence friends; need for international cooperation, esp. foreign intelligenc
