The United States: internationalism or isolationism?

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[...] Some international leaders, today, are counting on the USA to maintain, or even create peace in different parts of the world. Shall we remind them that the USA is the only country, on the planet, that ever resorted to using the nuclear bombs against civilians? Thus killing hundreds of thousand of Japanese. Lets not forget that the USA used the atomic bomb, actually bombs, since there were two of them, on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, after Japan rejected the conditions of the Potsdam ultimatum. [...]

[...] That decision and new international policies and diplomacy of the USA is worrying the whole world, but as seen before, this might be a blessing in disguise . Maybe America should stop its internationalism approach of politics and focus on being a soft power, and maybe the whole world should take more responsibility and have more accountability when it comes to solving conflicts and creating long lasting peace. America should be looked at as the super power that it is, as the first global economic power of our world, as an influencer and global entity but no more as the global policeman of the world, firstly because it has proven not to be an effective one, secondly because the world simply cannot rely on one single country to dictate the international situation of the world in such a complex and diverse worldwide environment. [...]

[...] More examples can be found in recent history, proving internationalism was, and still is, an heresy regarding american foreign policies. If anyone still advocates in favour of internationalism, regarding american politics nowadays, arguing that the cold war or the Vietnam war are things of the past and that the world needs the US of A to maintain peace in many places, then what about the Gulf War, what about invading Irak and Afghanistan and rising tensions with Iran. What about intervening all over the middle east, recently, creating chaos, rise of the islamist terrorism there and all over the world ? [...]

[...] The United States: internationalism or isolationism? Despite the growing international spirit within the United States, many bristled (and continue to do so) at the commitments implied by the United Nations. Was the United States correct in fully embracing internationalism following World War II or should it have returned to its unilateralist and isolationist orientation that defined the post World War I period? History teaches us lessons we should not forget. It is particularly true when it comes to the USA. [...]