American Foreign Policy and Imperial Expansion: Contradictions Between Stated Ideals and Actions in the Philippines
Overview
This essay examines the contradiction between President George W. Bush's 2001 inaugural address promises to protect rather than conquer, and the historical reality of American military interventionism in the Philippines. The paper argues that the United States government has repeatedly prioritized imperial expansion and geopolitical interests over genuine protection and self-determination of other nations.
What this essay covers
- Introduction with Bush's inaugural address quote establishing the stated American mission
- Case study of the Philippine-American War and American colonization despite promises of liberation from Spanish rule
- Analysis of American deception and hidden agendas in deploying troops under the guise of protection
- Discussion of the Filipino Repatriation Act of 1935 as a partial remedy to American imperialism
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Former President George W. Bush commented in his 2001 inaugural address that America had gone out into the world “TO PROTECT, not to possess; and TO DEFEND, not to conquer other people” and America is based on the promise that “everyone belongs, that everyone deserves a chance, that no insignificant person was ever born.” This Statement has been contradicted and supported by various scenarios in which the United States participated. The United States has been found to escalates the situation in war tone countries instead of remaining truthful to its mission of protecting and defending the countries. The Federal government of the U.S. has been condemned of deploying its troops for their own interests in the name of protecting and defending the countries. It has been instrumental in escalating the situation into worse because of oppressing and undermining the rights of the citizens of the country.
According to Aguinaldo's case against the United States, the United States was condemned for intensifying the war situation in the Philippines. They were responsible for the oppression and deaths of many Filipinos in the country. The people of the Philippines claimed that America was using unacceptable strategies to bring peace and harmony because they wanted to take control of the governing system in the country. Despite the fact that the United States claimed to be the protector of all nations around the world, but the government had a hidden agenda behind deploying its troops.