Napoleonrules
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Let's get one definition correct because a lot of posting is confusing what Monroe said- the Monroe Doctrine was that the US would take any attempt of European interference in the independence of nations in the Western Hemisphere as being an act that threatened the US interests and that would have consequence with that nation's relations with the US. It did not originally mean "we will kick your butt and you better not do it". That part was what the British said they would do. So, please stop saying that "well, xy nation was able to yx and the US did nothing and xy nation didn't take into consideration that the US would". Because the US never said the Monroe Doctrine meant war, though many subsequent presidents including Roosevelt (who by establishing the Roosevelt Corollary is the reason you're all getting confused as to the Monroe Doctrine's meaning), JFK (invoked in regarding Cuba), and Reagan (invoked it regarding Grenada) did use it as established American policy that meant the President had the right to use his war powers and presidents after Teddy were actually referring to the Roosevelt Corollary and not the Monroe Doctrine itself, which all of you seem to be confusing as well. And the British with American support pointed to the Monroe Doctrine almost immediately to push the Russians to give up claims along the Pacific down the Oregon coast and California; the British POINTED TO THE MONROE DOCTRINE just to be clear.