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America Has Prevented More Wars Than Any Other Country in History

Human history can be divided into two periods.  In the period before the U.S. became a superpower, all the world's nations, kingdoms, dynasties, and tribes continually jockeyed for territory and power.  War was a permanent condition all around the planet, and territorial borders were in perpetual flux.  Geopolitical maps rarely stayed current for more than a year or two. 

There was even a war in Europe during this period called the Hundred Years' War that lasted over a century!  War was the default condition for humanity, but in the 1800s America planted the seeds of change. 

The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 outlawed new colonization in the Western Hemisphere.  That historic foreign policy statement was the beginning of U.S. influence to compel all countries worldwide to respect sovereignty and end military imperialism. 

A New Superpower

At the end of World War II the U.S. became a superpower and immediately the rate of wars began plummeting.  Respect of sovereignty quickly became the norm.  Today, most borders around the world are stable.  Wars are now the exception not the norm. 

Promoting freedom, human rights, and democracy is a team effort of many countries, and America is the superpower at the lead.  In all of human history, the U.S. is the single greatest factor in reducing the number of wars. 

Stop Blaming America for the World's Problems

America is by far the most powerful and influential country, and it should surprise no one that we are involved in geopolitics worldwide.  Leftists blaming the U.S. for the world's problems is like blaming a plumber for water leaks because plumbers get wet. 

Leftists confuse involvement with military expansionism.  While U.S. involvement has not been perfect, it's critical to understand that the U.S. has not used military force to expand its territory in over 100 years.  The fact that America is the one and only country that gets held up to a standard of perfection is pretty clear evidence that we're not the villain self-hating leftists claim we are. 

World Peace

American Democrats want our great country involved in as few armed conflicts as possible, but we know that allowing the world to be overrun by dictators, warlords, and jihadists is a recipe for dramatically more wars in the future.  In today's dangerous world, peace through strength is the only sensible path for America to take.