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According to realist [[George Kennan]], [[moral]]ism without regard to the realities of power and the national interest is self-defeating and will lead to the erosion of power, to [[America]]'s detriment.
According to realist [[George Kennan]], [[moral]]ism without regard to the realities of power and the national interest is self-defeating and will lead to the erosion of power, to [[America]]'s detriment.
[[Conservative]] [[foreign policy|foreign policies]] can include either realism or idealism. Idealism appears in the case of [[George W. Bush]] bringing [[democracy]] to the [[Middle East]], or [[Barry Goldwater]], calling for a crusade to destroy Communism. Realism appears among opponents of needless "foreign adventures," such as [[Pat Buchanan]], or when [[Richard Nixon]] opened the door to China (1971), or when [[Ronald Reagan]] came to terms with the Soviet Union in 1987.
[[Conservative]] [[foreign policy|foreign policies]] can include either realism or idealism. Idealism appears in the case of [[George W. Bush]] bringing [[democracy]] to the [[Middle East]], or [[Barry Goldwater]], calling for a crusade to destroy [[Communism]]. Realism appears among opponents of needless "foreign adventures," such as [[Pat Buchanan]], or when [[Richard Nixon]] opened the door to China (1971), or when [[Ronald Reagan]] came to terms with the Soviet Union in 1987.
==American history==
==American history==