Well, good gravy. After two WORLD wars, ... and Korea, ... and Vietnam? And now our marriage made in hell with China? Is that why you were careful to say "Europe" ? Because Washington would no doubt have been cool with ASIAN entanglements?
We largely came from Europe in the beginning. We brought much of our legal system and culture from there. It was only natural to try and avoid the lessons learned from being “from” Europe.
No the world is nothing like it was when Washington lived. But his caution of dealing with where we came from is still pertinent.
As far as the “marriage made in hell with China”, I could not agree with you more.
Suspect we shall see how much the world needs the US and what we are really made of.