[Angelino97]

Washington was talking about being strong enough to repel an invasion of the U.S. He wasn't talking about protecting foreign countries.

Surely you know that Washington is famous for advising us to avoid "foreign entanglements."

[Olog-hai]

“Complete defense” extends far beyond US borders, or else nothing would have been done about Barbary pirates (Mahometans) attacking US merchant vessels from of Africa’s Barbary Coast and the Mediterranean.

The phrase “foreign entanglements” was uttered by no Founding Father nor any of same who held the office of POTUS. This is what Washington actually said:

(I)t is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements.

The indication is that the USA is not free to breach any alliance they wish, but is free to evaluate all alliances to see if any ally is tending to betray said alliance.

And Jefferson after that said “Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none,” which does imply that there are non-entangling alliances; see above.