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Essay / United States Foreign Policy towards Islam - 1986
The United States of America, since the end of World War II, has considered itself a global “superpower”. However, by the turn of the millennium, this title seemed to have outstayed its welcome. The United States, over the past fifty years, has sent missionaries to countries in need of democratic government. However, while the United States may have the best interests at heart, or even outwardly, this foreign policy must be "retooled" to meet the needs of the international community, if the United States is to continue playing the Superman card. In the “war on terror,” the United States begins a new round of engagements on previously untouched soil, at least in the invasive way that affected it. However, instead of imposing its power on the countries concerned, the United States should adapt its foreign policy to this region and understand its dynamics, rather than adapting it so that it is biased and thus fuels the more radical perspectives of the peoples. Instead, the United States has crafted a biased foreign policy toward the Middle East that paints a negative image of Islam, and radical Islamist groups have gained support from legitimate people who are affected by the US foreign policy and need a way to respond. oppression, and therefore the foreign policy of the United States, has turned against it. However, there is a way to develop American foreign policy so that it adapts to the principles of Islam, and therefore of the Muslim world. The current foreign policy of the United States, developed over the past five years, is undeniably questionable. Under the current administration, there is an overwhelming sense of evangelicalism that has fueled a skewed view of Islam (Benjamin). A radical example of this view comes from remarks made by General Jerry Boykin, who told a religious group that he was sure America would prevail in the fight against bin Laden because "my God was more bigger than his.” Boykin made his views widely public, in an effort to rally support for the Iraq War. Additionally, as Boykin is a general in the US Army, he is also a representative of US foreign policy. However, the main problem with current US foreign policy is not that it includes a religious perspective, although this is not explicitly stated. , but that the policy of “war on terrorism ».