"The Bush Doctrine"

The September 11 terrorist attack of the World Trade Center in New York, USA placed the world into confusion and anxiety. It marked a great turning point to US’s power, influence and hold on all nations in the world and bequeathed a big question especially to the US as superpower, on the capabilities of terrorists to harass and place the world in catastrophe and danger.
With this happening, President George W. Bush issued a very striking and controversial new foreign policy of the US called the “Bush Doctrine.” Its initial formulation is that there is no distinction between terrorists and those who harbor them. Thus the immediate use of it was the war waged by the US in Afghanistan as being suspected harboring Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaida terrorists who are “responsible” of the attack in the WTC. [But its broader formulation is the new role of the US as a collaborative power. Unlike the initial “harboring terrorists” formulation, which clarified rather than altered long-standing US policy, the new statements marked a major shift in US foreign policy.]
The important points of the Bush Doctrine may be summarized as Preemption, Unilateralism and Extending Democracy, Liberty and Security to all Regions. Preemption, since it is a policy of “preemptive war,” that the US and its allies should conduct to those terrorists and rogue states that are engaged in the production of WMD. It is unilateralism, since it stresses the right of the US to pursue unilateral military action when acceptable multi-lateral solutions cannot be found. And it is Extending democracy since it is a policy promoting democracy and freedom in all regions of the world
With these key points of the Bush doctrine, it highlighted that US and US alone, should be the superpower in the world, and that no international organizations can hinder or even stop her on her undertakings and actions towards a particular goal. In a way we might say that this policy of the US is selfish and arrogant. But looking on its real context, personally I believe that US is justifiable. As sole superpower of the world, and as the major target of terrorists and radical organizations, US has the responsibility to taking care of its people and territory and all the other countries who believe in the spirit of democracy and liberty. This policy maybe dogmatic in nature but this is what the world needs today. US somehow violated treaties and agreements, but she is just doing her duty to protect, preserve and nourish the lives of its every citizen and the citizens of the world which is more important and essential.