the great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign Nations, is...to have with them as little political connection as possible...
In history, what examples support Washington's statement, or what examples in history show that interventions have helped our country.
2006-10-08 08:16:12 · 3 answers · asked by Somanyquestions 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Hey Somanyque...,
That is a very hard question to answer. And, for a thourough job would require much research and writing.
The US has had periods of isolationism - that should help to answer the first part. Site those periods, and get a little research into those periods. i.e. before WWI. Typically, when we stick our nose into other peoples business, we find ourselves in a war. However, George could not have seen the future with Nuclear Global destruction looming over us. Certainly the bay of pigs is an example of an intervention that prevented a catastrophy.
If you prevent something, you may find it hard to prove it would have occured also. Had we known the Japaneese were going to attack Pearl (and believed it), we could have stomped on them.
Good question, so many places to go with it.
2006-10-08 10:26:47 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The people who have run the USA since Washington have been pretty canny in keeping us out of "entangling alliances," by and large.
One notable exception was out alliance with the Republic of South Vietnam. Wise folks started protesting that involvement when Eisenhower started supporting the RVNs after the French withdrew. We ended up with 54,000 Americans dead, hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese dead, massive war debts, and for what ???
A folksy equivalent of "avoid entangling alliances" is "we don't have a dog in that fight."
2006-10-08 17:43:30 · answer #2 · answered by John the Revelator 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Washington was not overly intelligent or a very good military leader. His presence, bearing, and integrity were responsible for his advancement.
His statement, "I am a soldier so my son can be a farmer so his son can be a philosopher", while being noble, also fails to demonstrate insight into human character.
2006-10-09 12:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋