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The definition of Bush Doctrine has changed over time. A chronology as presented by the phrase's originator, Charles Krauthammer: 1) 6/4/2001 - Bush administration policies of unilaterally withdrawing from the ABM treaty and rejecting the Kyoto protocol, together with others, amounted to a radical change in foreign policy that should be called the Bush doctrine. 2) Post-9/11 - Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists 3) Post-Iraq - A doctrine of preemptive war 4) Current - The idea that the fundamental mission of American foreign policy is to spread democracy throughout the world.
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