Non-Intervention Essay

The Founding Fathers of our great nation, the United States of America are some of the most intelligent thinkers America has ever known. They envisioned the future of our country and acted accordingly. Their Constitution, which was applicable in the 1700s, is still followed nearly 250 years later. They envisioned a country run by an elected leader, with two houses or representation to ensure equal representation. Such a system is still used to great effect. They gave rights to the American people, rights that would not be seen in most monarchies of the time. Yet these rights endured and are followed today. Rights that many other countries took example from and implemented in their own societies. The foundation of our country was built upon the policies of the Founding Fathers. Domestic, Social, and Economic policies are still followed today, although not to the same extent as in the 1700s, but there is a clear link between American policies in the 21st century and American policies in the 18th century. Yet the policy that has been dramatically changed, the dogma that the founders of our country followed in all their wisdom, but we do not today, is foreign policy. American foreign policy of the 18th century was that of non-interventionism. We followed this ideology for quite some time, up until the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt in which he changed our policy from non-interventionist to interventionist, from reactive to proactive. Our country changed our policy, and not for the better. By changing from a reactive government to a proactive government on foreign policy, our country has turned into an international target, painted for our aggressive and unnecessary actions that have negatively affected us and hurt us in more ways than one. To understand the negative effects of our current foreign policy, the concept for blowback must be understood. Blowback is generally defined as unintended consequences of an action or situation. After Theodore Roosevelt’s

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