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1. There are divergent perspectives on policy issues related to US military policy and its influence on the nation's foreign policy. Realism theory advocates for a robust and powerful military policy because to realists a country must have military resources and capabilities to defend itself and assure its national security. On the other hand, the liberalism theory of international relations is troubled by militaristic foreign policies and suggests that domestic and foreign policymaking should lower military spending. Critics of the Department of Defense (DOD) playing a greater diplomatic role also charge that this approach militarizes the US foreign policy and has the potential of undermining the efforts of the State Department to advance the nation's interests globally.