A Time for Frank Discussion of U.S. Foreign Policy.

FOREIGN relations of the United States, 2009-2017; INTERNATIONAL relations; IMPERIALISM; TRAGEDY of American Diplomacy, The (Book); COLLEGE student attitudes

An essay is presented on U.S. foreign policy. It argues that the American people need to bring about discussion of U.S. imperialism in the context of the Afghan War, the Iraq War, and possible terrorist plots against the U.S. It overviews ways in which economic interests have influenced U.S. foreign policy, discusses college students and their combination of conservative and liberal political views, and explores the book "The Tragedy of American Diplomacy" by William Appleman Williams.