In order to understand the current political situation it is important to be aware of
neoliberalism as well as
neoconservatism. The former is domestic and economic in nature while the latter is practiced in foreign policy. They are the guiding philosophies of the past ten years and is fully implemented in the Bush administration to such a large degree with the war in Iraq and the full support of NAFTA, FTAA, WTO, and the World Bank.