o achieve this aim, it may be necessary to enter into the foreign entanglements that Washington warned of. I consider this to be a paltry price to achieve a great aim.
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What aim would that be?
Preventing harm to American citizens.
Our first foreign war, against the Barbary Pirates, was predicated on preventing further harm to American citizens.
It also launched what would become the current US Navy. The Navy got the job done.
SpyNavy
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)