Food For Thought: The next chapter – This is America, New America!
"It's about peace on Earth. You got to have peace. It's our hemisphere.The Monroe doctrine was very important when it was done and other presidents, a lot of them, they lost sight of it. I didn't lose sight, but it really is peace on Earth." – Donald Trump
"The Monroe Doctrine is a United States foreign policy position that opposes any foreign interference in the Western Hemisphere. Originally concerned with European colonialism, it holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States. The doctrine was central to American grand strategy in the 20th century." – Wikipedia
"The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy statement issued by President Monroe way back in 1823. It warned European nations to stay OUT of the Western Hemisphere and stated that, in exchange, the US would not interfere in European conflicts. Roosevelt (TR) in 1904 used it to claim the US had police-like authority in Latin America. Fast forward to later in the 20th century, and the concern was not Europe, so much as the Soviet Union. In the 21st, that threat in America's backyard is China.
"Monroe is a somewhat unremarkable president who isn't discussed often. But his policy of 'our hemisphere' has endured, in one form or another, for 203 years. And it helps explain a LOT of US geopolitical decision-making."
The Monroe Doctrine has shaped U.S. foreign policy for over two centuries. ๐บ๐ธ
— Department of State (@StateDept) August 11, 2026
American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again. pic.twitter.com/hsoGS17gqV
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