The definition of Bush Doctrine has changed over time. A chronology as presented by the phrase's originator, Charles Krauthammer:
1) 6/4/2001 - Bush administration policies of unilaterally withdrawing from the ABM treaty and rejecting the Kyoto protocol, together with others, amounted to a radical change in foreign policy that should be called the Bush doctrine.
2) Post-9/11 - Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists
3) Post-Iraq - A doctrine of preemptive war
4) Current - The idea that the fundamental mission of American foreign policy is to spread democracy throughout the world.
1) 6/4/2001 - Bush administration policies of unilaterally withdrawing from the ABM treaty and rejecting the Kyoto protocol, together with others, amounted to a radical change in foreign policy that should be called the Bush doctrine.
2) Post-9/11 - Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists
3) Post-Iraq - A doctrine of preemptive war
4) Current - The idea that the fundamental mission of American foreign policy is to spread democracy throughout the world.
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Get the bush doctrine mug.The doctrine that in diplomacy or the international political field assassination can be a very effective means of avoiding war. Formally coined as a phrase in an opinion piece by journalist John Stanton in October 2002.
The coinage is a reference to a comment regarding the possibility of a war against Saddam Hussein in Iraq. In a press conference Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman, said: "The cost of a one-way ticket is substantially less than the cost of war. The cost of one bullet, if the Iraqi people take it on themselves, is substantially less than that.
(http://www.newsinsider.org/editorials/bullet_meets_the_bone.html)
The coinage is a reference to a comment regarding the possibility of a war against Saddam Hussein in Iraq. In a press conference Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman, said: "The cost of a one-way ticket is substantially less than the cost of war. The cost of one bullet, if the Iraqi people take it on themselves, is substantially less than that.
(http://www.newsinsider.org/editorials/bullet_meets_the_bone.html)
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The go fuck yourself doctrine states that anyone and everyone, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS WHATSOEVER, can go fuck themselves.
For example, the go fuck yourself doctrine states:
Oprah can go fuck herself.
Mother Theresa can go fuck herself.
Ghandi can go fuck himself.
50cent can go fuck himself.
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela and the Pope and Ayatollah Khameni can all go fuck themselves.
You can go fuck yourself.
I can go fuck myself.
God can go fuck itself.
Oprah can go fuck herself.
Mother Theresa can go fuck herself.
Ghandi can go fuck himself.
50cent can go fuck himself.
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela and the Pope and Ayatollah Khameni can all go fuck themselves.
You can go fuck yourself.
I can go fuck myself.
God can go fuck itself.
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Get the Trump Doctrine mug.(1) The strategy by the world's economic elites of imposing an extremely neoliberal economic regime on communities they control, using some form of shock: a natural disaster, a coup d'etat, a war, a financial crisis, etc. Once the community has been crippled by this first shock, the economic "reforms" are imposed suddenly, creating a secondary blow. Then, as the community begins to recover and fight back, the authorities use torture and police brutality to (literally) shock the community a third time.
(2) title of a book by Naomi Klein describing def. 1
(Please see disaster capitalism.)
(2) title of a book by Naomi Klein describing def. 1
(Please see disaster capitalism.)
Ms. Klein's 2007 book described the rise of disaster capitalism in mostly poor countries: Chile (after 1973), Argentina (after 1989), Poland (after 1993), and Sri Lanka (after 2004). But in 2009, the super rich were able to inflict the shock doctrine on the richest countries of the world, including Germany, France, and Italy.
The 2008 financial crisis was entirely a product of the richest 1% of the human race; but soon after, national governments scrambled to punish the remaining 99% for the crisis instead, by slashing public services and imposing austerity programs.
The 2008 financial crisis was entirely a product of the richest 1% of the human race; but soon after, national governments scrambled to punish the remaining 99% for the crisis instead, by slashing public services and imposing austerity programs.
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