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Does the economic crisis not inevitably weaken Americas attractiveness to the world?

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Does the economic crisis not inevitably weaken Americas attractiveness to the world?

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There is no doubt that the crisis of the capitalist system weakens the soft-power possibilities of the United States. Wall Street is currently not very popular in the rest of the world. Now it is important for the U.S. government to master this crisis and make the necessary reforms to prevent it from happening again. That is the right way to strengthen our attractiveness. Should our policies fail, America will be weaker. You emphasize the importance of a combination of hard and soft power in foreign policy. But does the use of one not sometimes handicap the use of the other? In Pakistan, even the Obama administration is still deploying unmanned drones to target and kill Taliban commanders. There is often collateral damage and many civilians are getting killed. This undermines America’s reputation in that region because such a cruel use of force is seen as illegitimate by the people there. Too much hard power can be counter-productive. The new U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Stan

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