"In the first 160 years of its existence, the U.S.

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"In the first 160 years of its existence, the U.S. military intervened in foreign countries 88 times to protect Americans’ private commercial interests. The practice was first glorified and then vilified as “gunboat diplomacy.” Whether or not force of arms was used, the political dimension of state-to-state disputes was a fact of life."

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Wait, isn't that the gist of Trump's selectively 'muscular foreign policy' that he laid out today? No more meddling in the Middle East, EXCEPT for 'finishing ISIS'...and no specifics on the 'how', or the costs.

His incoherent chest thumping is the recipe for exactly more of what you've accurately quoted as our history.

Hey righties, how ya liking that teleprompter use by Trump? That's OK now, right?

Kthnxbye

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