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==Conservative Internationalism==

==Conservative Internationalism==

Conservative Henry Nau has argued that '''conservative internationalism''' is the foreign policy of [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James K. Polk]], [[Harry Truman]], and [[Ronald Reagan]]. They did more to expand freedom abroad through the assertive use of military force than any others.<ref> At home, Abraham Lincoln sis even more more to expand freedom by force.</ref>. They expanded freedom on behalf of self-government, local or national, not on behalf of central or international government, as liberal internationalists advocate, and they used force to seize related opportunities to spread freedom, not to maintain the status quo, as realists recommend.

Conservative Henry Nau has argued that '''conservative internationalism''' is the foreign policy of [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James K. Polk]], [[Harry Truman]], and [[Ronald Reagan]]. They did more to expand freedom abroad through the assertive use of military force than any others.<ref> At home, Abraham Lincoln was even more aggressive in expanding freedom by the forceful abolition of slavery.</ref>. They expanded freedom on behalf of self-government, local or national, not on behalf of central or international government, as liberal internationalists advocate, and they used force to seize related opportunities to spread freedom, not to maintain the status quo, as realists recommend.

Bacevich (2004) argues that America has been committed to building an empire by design, not accident. He argues that the recent foreign policy has accepted an American mission as the guardian of history, responsible for changing the world by making it more open and more integrated.  American global leadership means maintaining preeminence in the world's strategically significant regions, together with permanent global military supremacy.  

Bacevich (2004) argues that America has been committed to building an empire by design, not accident. He argues that the recent foreign policy has accepted an American mission as the guardian of history, responsible for changing the world by making it more open and more integrated.  American global leadership means maintaining preeminence in the world's strategically significant regions, together with permanent global military supremacy.