The Monroe Doctrine at 200 and What to Replace it With, by David Swanson
"The Monroe Doctrine was and is a justification for actions, some good, some indifferent, but the overwhelming bulk reprehensible. …We have in Monroe’s speech a formalization of the idea that “defense” of the United States includes defense of things far from the United States that the U.S. government declares an important “interest” in."
dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2023/01/19/the-monroe-doctri...
The Monroe Doctrine at 200 and What to Replace it With, by David Swanson
"The Monroe Doctrine was and is a justification for actions, some good, some indifferent, but the overwhelming bulk reprehensible. …We have in Monroe’s speech a formalization of the idea that “defense” of the United States includes defense of things far from the United States that the U.S. government declares an important “interest” in."
dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2023/01/19/the-monroe-doctri...