P SC 1113 1st Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I Our Generation II Underpinnings of the Cold War a Marshall Plan b Containment c Reagan Doctrine III America and China IV World s Wealth V Gulf Wars VI What Now Outline of Current Lecture I State of the Union II What is our New Blueprint a Foreign Aid Options III Fixing Other Governments Current Lecture These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute I II III State of the Union a Longest applause was for his statement that American troops will be out of Iraq and Afghanistan with the exception of perhaps a small task force within a year b Throughout history no one has been able to conquer Afghanistan i Difficulty lies in negotiations with all the tribal chiefs ii At one time they had a king but he mostly paid off the chiefs What is our new blueprint a The way we do foreign aid let s actually be smart about it i Don t forget about Africa ii Provide supplies and services creating jobs for Americans instead of just sending a check iii German popular opinion of Americans is not very high 1 We need a way for young people from different cultures to get to know each other 2 The peace corps is one of the most effective way to improve relations with other people also costs a lot less a International peace corps American next to a German next to a Russian next to an Egyptian to improve relations among the nations in young people iv International Police Force 1 Troops from 30 different countries would train together and respond to international disasters Why do we try to fix governments of other countries when they don t ask for it a We re very na ve in thinking that we can transplant our thinking and values and government anywhere in the world i You have to have a certain level of education for democracy to take hold ii Also economy