Kevin McCarthy
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Think for one moment. In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterward—except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

but......

The US has acquired numerous territories through conflict, including:

1848, Mexico ceded 55% of its territory:
archives.gov/milestone-docu…

1898, Spain ceded Guam, Puerto Rico & The Philippines.
history.state.gov/milestones/186…

1899, US acquires American Samoa after the 2nd Samoan Civil War
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartit…