I am talking about the whole "either for or against us" method of diplomacy tied with militarism against states. The US cannot just threaten states with force, that is not where the problem lies. This is no longer the Cold War and we cannot simply say "do it our way or else..." Military threats against states do not stop the threats the US faces today. Iraq is a special case. I've said it before and I will say it again, clearly something needed to be done about Saddam but it should have been done more than a decade ago. Bush (HW) in 1991 did a perfect job of practicing good diplomacy while Bush (W) in 2003 did not practice good diplomacy. Admittedly both the US and Europe did not practice good diplomacy with name calling and the like. The problem I have with the diplomacy the US is using is that it consists of military force and there are hardly any other methods used, such as "carrot and stick" diplomacy, also there are other forms of force other than military. That is just what I can read from the foreign policy of the US. I just see Europe using other forms of diplomacy more than the US, I believe it is the way to go but only time will tell what truly works.
