Let us not pretend that the Ukraine is suddenly a dear NATO ally . Does not Russia have an equivalent of the Monroe Doctrine ? Consider this note on our war with Mexico around 1848 :
[ " Unlike Lincoln, President Polk supported going to war with Mexico. One of the spoils of this 22-month conflict was the American acquisition of land that eventually became the states of California, Nevada, and Utah. The U.S. also acquired portions of what would later become Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming. This land acquisition through war became known as Manifest Destiny. The U.S. became swept up in it, the president was very popular, and generals Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor– who became the twelfth president of the United States in 1848– became celebrated war heroes. "]
How hypocritical is U.S. condemnation of Russian actions in the Ukraine. No working class Americans lose any sleep over this far away border dispute involving thousands of Russian nationals.
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