The Clinton’s Foreign Policy vs. The Bush’s Foreign Policy

However, there is one significant difference between the two policies. While the Bush’s foreign policy wants its missions to be in accordance with national interest in the process of conducting and implementing foreign policy, the Clinton’s foreign policy seemed to want to be involved in too many major conflicts occurring around the

In addition, the two foreign policies view terrorism as a threat that needs to be eliminated with all necessary force. From the Clinton’s foreign policy’s perspective, “ [a]s long as terrorist groups continue to target American citizens and interests, the United States will need to have specialized units available to defeat such groups. From time to time, we might also find it necessary to strike terrorists at their bases abroad or to attack assets valued by the governments that support them” (II, page 9). In comparison, the Bush’s foreign policy states that it makes “no distinction between terrorists and those who knowingly harbor or provide aid to them… Our priority will be first to disrupt and destroy terrorist organizations of global reach and attack their leadership; command, control, and communications; material support; and finances” (III, page 6). Both administrations seem to be in agreement in regards to terrorism. They both state that they will hold governments that support terrorists responsible and will take action against them just as they will against terrorists.

Base on the facts provided throughout this paper, it is clear that A National Foreign Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement by the Clinton administration, and The National Foreign Strategy of the United States of America by the Bush administration have very similar goals. They both want to protect American interest, individual freedom, spread democracy, and use the United States hegemony to resolve regional conflicts and eliminate threats to the American interest and society. However, while the Clinton’s foreign policy was more focused on the use of the United States military strength, while the Bush’s foreign policy only wanted to use military intervention to be matched with national interest in the process of implementing foreign policy. However, current situation have actually made the Bush administrations actions similar to that of the Clinton’s administration. After it has all been said and done, there are really no true differences between the Clinton’s foreign policy and the Bush’s foreign policy. In truth, they are both addressing the same issues throug

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