Rogue State

US foreign policy would be funny, if it wasn't so frightening. The complete disrespect that the Bush administration has had for international law, the sovereignty of other peoples and the Universal Declaration of human rights is beyond belief. Appropriately, I am currently reading Rogue States by Noam Chomsky. Although Chomsky's incessantly militant rhetoric can prove a bit extreme after 200 pages, his point stands and is proven by history and current affairs; America, since its inception and virtually without exception, has used force to impose its will on other nations and maintain the World Order as it sees fit. Ironically, domestic public perception somehow clings to the image of America as a purveyor of peace and protector of human rights, while its own record remains abominable and its military actions internationally continue to blatantly offend the respect for humanity that even some present-day dictators find extreme. As much as I disagree with Mr. Bush's foreign policy adjectives, I cannot blame him alone for this practice; America's historical accomplishments in toppling democratically elected leaders and supplying brutal regimes with military hardware has been a constant, bipartisan initiative that Carter embraced as enthusiastically as Bush.