The Pledge Of Allegiance Should President Woodrow Wilson

Thesis: The duty to protect and intervene in other counties affairs, militarily if necessary, to protect freedom, liberty and to prevent genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other atrocities is a doctrine to which the United States of America should hold fast to under all circumstances.
Throughout American history, the government has struggled to define the fundamental purpose of U.S foreign policy: whether or not the US should intervene internationally to promote freedom and preserve democracy or to maintain national sovereignty. The international community and the obligation that it holds to preserve peace is a responsibility not to be taken lightly. The commitment to uphold freedom and liberty as stated by our very own Pledge of Allegiance should
On April 2nd, 1917, Wilson makes an address to Congress urging the declaration of war on Germany. Wilson states in his address that America must fight "for the rights of nations great and small and the privilege of men everywhere to choose their way of life and of obedience. The world must be made safe for democracy." Four days after his address the US entered the Great War. Wilson continuously conveys a sense of urgency through his speech, which created an atmosphere of determination to defend amongst the nation. Wilson clarifies, “Our motive will not be revenge or the victorious assertion of the physical might of the nation, but only the vindication of right, of human right, of which we are only a single champion." In his address to persuade Congress to go to war, Wilson attempts to thoroughly explain that his intentions were not to take suggest action on the account of violence, but rather in defense of others. The decision to enter World War One was a judgment call on President Wilson’s part. Though the price of success was not free, his decision led to one of the greatest victories in US
President Bush explains on the morning of December 20th, 1989 that the main objective for invasion was “Defending democracy and human rights in Panama.” In the months preceding the invasion and the launch of Operation Just Cause, the US had tried a variety of other tactics to force the dictator Manuel Noriega, out of office. An article published describing the operation states, “When diplomatic and economic pressure did not force the dictator and his cronies from power in 1988, the hope was that a nascent political movement among Panamanians, culminating in the May 1989 elections, would force him out of office (or at least encourage him to leave). It never happened. For the next four months, military planning focused on a gradual buildup of U.S. forces over a period of several months…” To jump into the conflict head first was not the US’s first reaction, which is a common misconceptualized topic. It is a widespread belief that the United States heads into any conflict around the world that arises, when in actuality, the preservation of peace is always the main