Bump. Forgot to include you in a ping since your points are under discussion as well.
I just think you all have it wrong, that is all. Your claims of Washington's squeemishness is clearly wrong with the letter he wrote to Morris (among others). And, it is utopian and ridiculous to imagine that trade alone will mollify nations looking to chose sides in various conflicts.
I don't think Washington was so stupid as to believe the utopian nonsense that you guys ascribe to him.
Another interesting thing about free trade and globalists.
I believe those in England who wanted to keep trading with Nazi Germany in the years leading up to WWII, had much to do with forming the policy of appeasement.
They just couldn't believe anyone, including Hitler, would ever put anything ahead of making more money.
So they were blind to the truth about Hitler until it was too late.