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Why American Foreign Policy Fails This page intentionally left blank Why American Foreign Policy Fails Unsafe at Home and Despised Abroad Dennis C. Jett WHY AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY FAILS Copyright © Dennis C. Jett, 2008. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2008 978-1-4039-6503-5 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2008 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-52862-2 ISBN 978-0-230-61177-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230611771 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jett, Dennis C., 1945– Why American foreign policy fails: unsafe at home and despised abroad / by Dennis Jett. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. United States—Foreign relations—2001– 2. Political leadership. I. Title. JZ1480.J48 2008 327.73—dc22 2007047248 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Macmillan India Ltd. First edition: May 2008 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Brian, Allison, and Noa, who are my inspiration. This page intentionally left blank Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix 1 Foreword and Introduction 1 2 What’s Changed and Why It’s Failing 19 3 Why It Isn’t More Apparent 43 4 How It Really Works 69 5 A Few Case Studies 107 6 Why It Won’t Change and How It Might 143 Notes 159 Bibliography 181 Index 193 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments I must express appreciation to my editor at Palgrave, Toby Wahl, who did not lose faith in this project even though it was a long time in reaching a conclusion. I benefi ted greatly from any number of discus- sions over the years with my colleagues at the University of Florida, especially Richard Scher, Leann Brown, and Ken Wald. They will not agree with all that is written here, but they were always willing to share their insights. Also of great help were my assistants Mabel Cardec and Ryan Kiggins; Emily Hue, Katie Fahey, and others at Palgrave; and the staff of Macmillan India Ltd. Of most importance in bringing this book to life were my wife, Lynda Schuster, and my daughter Noa. Noa heard more about foreign affairs in general and this project in particular than she ever wanted to, but remained very supportive. Lynda has always been my toughest editor and my most vital source of insight, sound advice and moral support. For that and many other things, I will remain forever in her debt. Gainesville, Florida September 2007
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