@cfr_org: As the United States turns 250, we asked members of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations what they considered to be the 10 best and 10 worst foreign policy decisions in U.S. history. From violent westward expansion to interwar isolationism and military interventions, here are the U.S. foreign policy decisions historians said left the most tarnished legacies. Visit the link in our bio to see the full ranking.

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userechoecho
userechoecho :
The Paris treaty did nothing except make the US pay other countries
2026-07-03 01:33:09
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lordyim
No :
Most of these seem good
2026-07-02 21:55:28
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bouncy_tiger
John Dhaene 🇨🇦 :
That was just the top 10, there are so many more.
2026-07-04 11:27:58
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reviewsbyhenry2
reviewsbyhenry :
Great post
2026-07-04 16:00:25
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feliocity1
feliocity :
One day hmmmmmm
2026-10-01 08:13:38
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bkwbjpwsjbjywvjbe
Untitled Cat Person :
Yeah, 10 is such a small number. America is great but many times presidents did the wrong thing. Normal I guess
2026-07-03 16:44:22
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dilligaf0124
Tom Gardner :
While we’re all celebrating 250 just remember how we got here. There was some good but there was a lot more bad.
2026-07-03 23:53:08
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slipacre
slipacre :
Kennedy (and Eisenhower) got us involved in Vietnam. Kennedy deserves much more credit for the mess it became.
2026-07-04 15:44:18
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eric68061
eric :
Best decision
2026-07-04 03:36:41
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everyday.producer
user4132869540104 :
Trump’s Iran war will be added to this list of greatest follies soon enough
2026-07-03 00:17:26
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if4wasa
if4wasA :
Iran-Contra Scheme
2026-07-03 04:25:30
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tomgallaher948
Osceola: Passion for Freedom :
Please don’t leave out the other Tribal Nations— Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole. In 1836 there were 5,000 Seminole in Florida. 20 years later there were 200.
2026-07-03 05:19:36
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tpaz886
t-paz :
The Platt Amendment and Philippines genocide both need to be on this list, and maybe the entire Monroe Doctrine as well.
2026-07-15 05:04:22
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silversurfer68
Silversurfer68 :
I disagree on the nooklear, but agree on everything else. I’d add Gaza policy especially since 2025, and The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
2026-07-03 17:03:23
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s.15301530
S…12345678910 :
The propaganda the American government and media did for the American government the past century has been abhorrent. The American government is just like every other government it commits horrible acts and is the furthest thing from moral you could get.
2026-07-03 21:56:54
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patrickmcdonald861
pjmcdon9960 :
I’d. I’ve Tonkin Resolution higher. Without expanding our presence in Vietnam, not only are hundreds of thousands deaths avoided but LBJ has more time, money and political clout to devout to his Great Society. How different would the US be today?
2026-07-03 02:34:25
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elliot.wolke
Elliot :
No way on earth Iraq is number 1
2026-07-03 18:40:45
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apple.user3527692
Apple User352769 :
There may be a new one that could creep up on this list
2026-07-04 17:40:35
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whipwhitaker227
Whip Whitaker :
The withdrawal of federal troops from the South & undoing Reconstruction beats all of these
2026-07-03 21:32:30
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rafaelyedoyan
rafaelyedoyan :
Good list but I’d argue Bay of Pigs should be here too. Bay of Pigs directly led to the Cuban Missile crisis, Cubas isolation, and placing of nukes in Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis is literally the closest the world has come to ending
2026-07-03 05:23:47
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userz2kdqtwbn4
the goat :
Truman doctrine
2026-07-04 09:42:43
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brimfay
brimfay :
And the coups in Latin America
2026-09-13 23:15:15
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deadseagu11
user8715974668187 :
vietnam is surely no.1, not iraq
2026-07-08 20:58:24
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fredrickfreddy
Fred Freddy :
I have less respect for historians if this is the top ten 🙄🙄🙄
2026-07-03 13:41:25
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tylervalentino2
Tyler Valentino946 :
😁😁😁
2026-07-04 23:13:15
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