Preemption, the United States, and the World: Identifying the Conflict Within This paper, quite simply, examines the role that a realist conception of international relations and of history has to play in several aspects of American foreign policy. First, realism is defined and described. Following that, realism is discussed with regards to American foreign policy, to diplomacy, to war, and finally to the current war in Iraq. Pages: 15 Bibliography: 5 source(s) listed Filename: 22489 7295 preemption.doc Price: 134.25