Obama the Realist | Paul Wolfowitz | Foreign Policy - 0 views
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avivajazz jazzaviva on 17 Sep 09Obama the realist. Not the pragmatist. Certainly not the idealist. Realism as a doctrine: The principal purpose of U.S. foreign policy SHOULD be to manage relations between states, rather than to alter the nature of states. U.S. foreign policy shouldn't be in the business of nation-building.