10/5/2009, 10:56am Truths for all people Oct 6, 2009
The United States has been dictating, or trying to dictate, to the world since at least 1823 when the Monroe Doctrine was issued, and each time many Americans have joined the parade waiving big sticks. Recent example: our war in Iraq, which is an attempt to tell Iraqis how to run (and from our vantage point, improve) their lives. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
In Honduras, Etc.: Pas d'Ennemis a Gauche Oct 2, 2009
This administration has dusted off the ideological amendment to the Monroe Doctrine that decrees, pas d'ennemis a gauche - no enemies to the left. The Monroe Doctrine once held that the U.S. government would suspend its principle of non-intervention in the Western Hemisphere to serve American interests. (Townhall.com)
Venezuela Recognizes Georgia Separatists Sep 11, 2009
Since the US sold out the Monroe doctrine, working against Argentina in the Faulklands,Washington has lost its ability to act against Europe powers acting in S.Am. Add a comment. (CBS News)
China trade pact carriesprice-tag query Aug 26, 2009
In light of China's activism in the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) (the "three" being China, Japan and South Korea) and East Asian Summit (EAS) initiatives, will a Chinese version of the "Monroe Doctrine" loom over East Asia ... (With the Monroe Doctrine, introduced in 1823, the US basically asserted that the Western Hemisphere was not to be further colonized by European countries, with any such attempt being perceived as a direct threat to the US.). (Asia Times Online)
Presidents Awarded the Nobel Peace ... Aug 19, 2009
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was another example of TR s attempt to forestall war in the Caribbean or with Latin and South American nations that had defaulted on debts owed to European powers. The United States would act as debt collector. (Suite101.com)
Latin American geopolitics: The dragon in the backyard Aug 14, 2009
These developments are prompting some to declare the end of the Monroe Doctrine America s traditional insistence, voiced by President James Monroe in 1823, that any meddling by outsiders in its hemisphere is dangerous to our peace and safety. Never mind that Yanqui dominance has always been disputed by Latin American nationalists as well as by Europe, and never mind that the United States (and Europe) are still far bigger traders and investors in Latin America as a whole than China, let alone... (The Economist)
The Price Of Bananas Aug 10, 2009
The monroe doctrine provides for non foriegn involvement in the americas. socialism is a european phenom. (CBS News)
Tweets from the beyond: John Quincy Adams Twittering Aug 6, 2009
Serving as a U.S. senator, the second presidential Adams also was a successful secretary of state, working out a deal to acquire Florida from Spain and helping to create the Monroe Doctrine. And it seems that Adams was ahead of his time, writing his journal entries in nearly perfect 140-character quips - perfect for the microblogging site Twitter. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
China's big move into Latin America Jul 13, 2009
The US has considered Latin America to be in its sphere of influence since the Monroe Doctrine of 1823. China "treats [Hugo] Chvez as they do [lvaro] Uribe and Lula," said Alexandre Barbosa, a consultant to the So Paulo-based consulting firm Prospectiva, referring to the presidents of Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil, respectively. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Growing trade partner in Latin America... Jul 10, 2009
"China is beefing up its embassies throughout Latin America, opening Confucian centers to expand Chinese culture, sending high-level trade delegations throughout the region and opening the door for ordinary Chinese to visit Machu Picchu, Rio and other tourism hot spots.Aiping Yuan came to Rio de Janeiro from Beijing in 1997 on a lark, fell in love with the city and decided to stay. She studied Portuguese, and when Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made his first visit to China in... (The Drudge Report)
Early 19th Century Revolutionary Mo... Jul 9, 2009
By the end of the Napoleonic Era, Britain had established lucrative trade agreements with many newly independent countries and in 1823 the United States issued the Monroe Doctrine, blocking Spain or any European country, from attempting to recolonize the hemisphere. Incremental Successes of Revolutionary Goals. (Suite101.com)
Biden to Stephanopoulos: NOW We’re in Favor of Non-Interference Jul 6, 2009
Re: Honduras, perhaps the Obama Administration is returning to the Monroe Doctrine, with a special exception for Afghanistan. Re: Update, at least Israel is sort of getting along with another Muslim nation. (The American Conservative)
Letters Jul 5, 2009
The proclaimed policies espoused by various countries to assert their "selective sovereignty" over other states, such as America's Monroe Doctrine and the USSR's Brezhnev Doctrine, have been used to justify invasions, subversions, coercions and perversions of justice, culture and peace. "Limited sovereignty", indeed, is the implicit philosophy of a First World still governed by racist ideas of white Judeo-Christian superiority and wisdom over the Third World. (Asia Times Online)
Woodrow Wilson and Foreign Policy Jun 25, 2009
That along with his deeply held belief in the Monroe Doctrine would lead to the United States' intervention and military presence in Mexico in 1914 and 1916, Haiti in 1915, The Dominican Republic in 1916, Cuba in 1917, and Nicaragua. The Tampico Affair: U.S. Invades Mexico. (Suite101.com)
Banyan: Chasing ghosts Jun 16, 2009
India, in turn, espouses its own Monroe doctrine , demanding that outsiders keep out of its backyard. So it decries China s string of pearls (roads, pipelines and ports being built in friendly countries around the Indian Ocean) as a provocation. (The Economist)
U.S. needs Guantanamo base for defense Jun 6, 2009
The Monroe Doctrine protected the United States for the first 100 years of its history until the Spanish-American War. After that, our naval presence at Guantanamo Bay protected our southern coasts and marine shipping to and from their ports past Cuba into the Atlantic Ocean. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
The rise and fall of Prabhakaran May 20, 2009
Jayewardene was too Western-oriented and behaved as if he never read about the Monroe Doctrine when he read history in Oxford. We didn't like at all his dalliance with the Israelis and the Americans in our very backyard. (Asia Times Online)
Nepal's Maoists cry Indian foul play May 15, 2009
Several complicated factors led to the quarrel, including vanities at the leadership level, but it overtly wore the look of a pale Indian variant of the Monroe Doctrine. Delhi wanted the unhelpful leadership in Colombo to be put in its place - like the Maoists in Kathmandu who showed the audacity to warm up to China's friendly overtures. (Asia Times Online)
Hispanics nearly 10 percent of Washington's population May 15, 2009
For that matter, let me know when we hear anything about the impact of the Monroe Doctrine or the Roosevelt Corrolary on South America, or our involvement in the Phillipines in the early 1900s or the Bracero program. So don't worry, I think the white race will continue to recieve a disproportionate level of cultural capital in this country until we arrive in fanstasyland as described above. (Longview Daily News, WA)
interview with CNN Espaol, May 8, 2009
That's something that dates back to the Monroe Doctrine and a long history of U.S. involvement in Latin America. So the important thing -- the important message I think I have to send is that we live in the 21st century now. (Harper's Magazine)
Cinco de Mayo Marks Deep Historic Roots May 6, 2009
When our war ended, we massed an American army near the Texas border with Mexico and informed the French emperor that our Monroe Doctrine would not tolerate European control of Mexico. Napoleon III beat a hasty retreat, leaving his installed liberal Hapsburg puppet Emperor of Mexico Maximilian I to be overthrown and executed at the hands of locals in 1867. (Newsmax)
From partnership to leadership-Obama's L America policy Apr 20, 2009
For the Obama administration and the following administrations, the U.S. national interests in the Latin America is to keep its dominance in the region, as summarized in the Monroe Doctrine: "America for the Americans.". The Monroe Doctrine, viewed as the cornerstone of U.S. policy toward Latin America since the 1820s, transformed the United States from a regional power into the world's super power, while Latin America became the United States' backyard and base camp for keeping its dominance in... (Xinhuanet, China)
Commentary: What makes Uncle Sam "modest"? Apr 20, 2009
In a region where memories of the Monroe Doctrine and other U.S. interventionist policies are still fresh, this represents a significant change. In fact, U.S. President Barack Obama was not making overtures in a casual way. (Xinhuanet, China)
US reaches out to Latin America - with help from Spain Apr 18, 2009
As China rises, Monroe Doctrine fades ... "The Monroe Doctrine era is completely over," FIU's Gamarra says, referring to the "America's backyard" policy that dictated relations for most of the past century. (Christian Science Monitor)
Aboard the imperial star ship Ameriprise Apr 2, 2009
Can we affirm our own Prime Directive - a reversal of our Monroe Doctrine that defined our boundaries in a different age and time - and vow not to meddle in the affairs of others. For our Ameriprise has its limits, as well as its own pressing problems to solve. (Asia Times Online)
Imperial Double Standard Mar 19, 2009
One is remnided of Dave Barry s rendition of the Monroe Doctrine (in Dave Barry Slept Here ). 1. (The American Conservative)
Justice on Comedy Central Mar 18, 2009
CNBC became a sort of bizarre mirror image to the left-wing voices who found a home on GE's other basic cable news service, MSNBC. Opinionated, strident, right-wing hosts such as Dennis Kneale were hired; others, such as former Ronald Reagan-era official Larry Kudlow (who now says that the solution to America's energy woes is for the Monroe Doctrine to be invoked to justify the "taking out" of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez) were given extra air-time and responsibilities. Even the network's pin-up... (Asia Times Online)
Cuba, Venezuela Might Host Russian Bombers Mar 15, 2009
The Monroe Doctrine is a United States policy introduced on December 2, 1823, which said that further efforts by European governments to colonize land or interfere with states in the Americas would be viewed by the United States of America as acts of aggression requiring US intervention ... Do you really think our current president gives a spit about the Monroe Doctrine. (CBS News)
Rushmore Redo - an Interview Mar 4, 2009
He had the Venezuelan incident, where he was a little too enthusiastic about enforcing the Monroe Doctrine. He also busted the Pullman strike, using force, which Rutherford B. Hayes, by the way, didn't do. (Townhall.com)
Happy birthday, Lincoln Feb 17, 2009
Harold Reimann wrote on Feb 16, 2009 1:40 PM:" Since the war was Lincoln's and the Republican/Abolitionist Party's fault, I put Lincoln LAST! Washington first, Polk 2nd before Jefferson because Polk had to fight for Texas, California and the SW and also made a treaty with England for the NW. Jefferson only had to pay 15 million for the Louisiana Purchase. 4th - FDR, 5th - Truman (for the bomb), then Teddy Roosevelt, John Adams, James Madison Monroe (for the Constitution and Monroe Doctrine).... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Cold climate Feb 10, 2009
In the age of a global economy nations simply cannot afford to sever ties or to claim spheres of influence similar to how it was done years ago (Monroe Doctrine, Cold War, etc. Hopefully the new leadership in America will indeed have a change of tone in the foriegn policy and allow negotiations to resume; at least the new government seems to realize there is more than "black and white" or "good and evil" in the world. (BBC News -- Americas)
US diplomat expelled from Ecuador Feb 7, 2009
FROM OTHER NEWS SITES The Monroe Doctrine is Dead, as Latin America Breaks Free - 04 Feb 2009. E-MAILED. (BBC News -- Americas)
Learning US History Through the Pre... Feb 7, 2009
Knowing the chronology and how it fits into presidential terms, students can immediately identify the Monroe Doctrine as the correct answer. The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy declaration during the presidency of James Monroe. (Suite101.com)
