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Monroe Doctrine: Part 4 Summary

Re-Taking the Colonies Won't Work—Get Over It

  • Once again, if Europe tries to spread that absolutist nonsense in the Americas, they'll be threatening the United States.
  • Those former colonies clearly want something different. It's not them, it's you.
  • Plus, there's no real point in even trying. They're way too far away to do all that conquering again.
  • The U.S. will leave them alone, and Europe should do the same.