How did the foreign policy doctrines of the two bush presidents differ? ~one relied on multilateralism and the other was too idealistic. ~one required the promotion of democracy, while the other specifically prevented it. ~one was almost exclusively focused on building free markets, while the other was all about protection. ~one incorporated multilateralism and ignored alliances; the other focused solely on building a strong defense. ~one relied on multilateralism and the other was unilateral almost to a fault.