![]() ![]() The Iran deal and the dark side of American exceptionalism He is not preaching isolationism he is preaching predatory unilateralism. He has pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris climate agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and more. He loves to goad and bully (and even bomb) other countries and says alarming and irresponsible things about nuclear war. This is Trump’s vision of “America first.” He is hostile toward America’s allies and contemptuous of cooperation. It’s time, many believe, to stop shouldering the burdens and letting others enjoy the benefits. Meanwhile, older generations are tilting toward a different outlook: the United States as the world’s No. Young people hear these kinds of arguments and say, Count us out. Bush’s administration’s use of torture was right its critics were wrong. In their telling, the Vietnam and Iraq Wars were sound strategic decisions. ![]() For example, Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz published a book a few years ago called Exceptional, in which they boast of America’s unmatched “goodness” and “greatness”-conceding nothing, admitting no error. But I suspect it is also because they have been exposed to a particularly arrogant brand of exceptionalism. This is partly because they have seen the country’s foreign policy so frequently fall short. I hear this in my classes, and I see it in surveys that reveal a strong generational divide over the idea of “American exceptionalism.” Large numbers of young people question the merits of a unique American leadership role in world affairs. Many of them aren’t naturally inclined to see American foreign policy through a lens of optimism or aspiration. They were in elementary and middle school in the 2000s, children of the global War on Terror-of Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib, drones and Edward Snowden, and, most of all, the Iraq War. My students have had a profoundly different upbringing. These days, I’m back on a university campus, now as a teacher. Young people have been exposed to a particularly arrogant brand of exceptionalism. I went to graduate school in England and gave fiery speeches on the floor of the Oxford Union about how the United States was a force for good in the world. An American-led alliance ended a genocide in Bosnia and prevented one in Kosovo. I was raised in Minnesota in the 1980s, a child of the late Cold War-of Rocky IV, the Miracle on Ice, and “Tear down this wall!” The ’90s were my high-school and college years. Right now, everything is up for debate when it comes to the basic purpose of U.S. Here are key dates and events on the 2024 election calendar.To hear more feature stories, see our full list or get the Audm iPhone app. territories will pick their party’s nominee for president ahead of the summer conventions. Key dates and events: From January to June, voters in all states and U.S. Key issues: Compare where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on such key issues as abortion, climate and the economy. We’re tracking the Republican 2024 delegate count. Republican delegate count: GOP candidates for president compete to earn enough delegates to secure their party’s nomination. Here is The Washington Post’s ranking of the top 10 Republican presidential candidates for 2024 and the top 10 Democratic candidates. For the Democrats, President Biden is running for reelection in 2024. Ron DeSantis announced he was dropping out just ahead of the New Hampshire primary. ambassador Nikki Haley after Florida Gov. Who is running? The top contenders for the GOP 2024 nomination are former president Donald Trump and former U.N. ![]() Here are the results, biggest takeaways and what exit polls showed. Trump and Biden won their respective New Hampshire primary elections. ![]()
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