PD-13’s rules on not assisting other countries militarily
The net result of PD-13’s rules on not assisting other countries militarily if they have human rights problems, ended-up degrading America’s national security situation, as well as many other Western countries, too. Countries that America previously supplied weapons to because it was in national security interest to do so, but, now their weak laws on child lab Make them ineligible for military-aid from the United States based on the rules in Carter’s PD-13. The net result was: they will buy the weapons they need elsewhere. Before the problems created by PD-13, the multi-billion dollar illegal private arms traders did not exist. Forcing human rights morality on countries before America would help them with arms led directly to the creation of the illicit market of components.
Since another country’s human rights practices did not have a direct effect on US national security, although an admirable trait to improve upon, the net result of the illegal arms market had (and still does) a significant, negative impact on American national security.
The preceding example clearly shows that when the United States pursues a foreign policy objective without a direct link on how we are a more secure nation because of it, we are inviting other kinds of unexpected trouble. Any country’s foreign policy objectives must address how it improves their national security. Any other foreign policies where the national security goal is murky, or ill-defined, has the potential of either showing little improvement in a country’s national security environment or making it worse.
In closing, you need to establish. First, what situations, people, and practices harm national security. Once that is firmly established, then you determine what foreign policy plans and programs will either prevent a [1]negative impact on national security or makes us more secure. Any foreign policy objective that does not begin with how it can avoid degradation in national security, or generate objective evidence of improved safety, should be avoided. These are the areas the US Government gets negative press on, where we are imposing will on other countries that have no direct connection to making America safe & secure.
[1] Any country’s foreign policy objectives must address how it improves their national security.