When the Union was fighting to preserve itself in the Civil War, the France of Napoleon III moved troops into Mexico, overthrew the regime of Benito Juarez, set up a monarchy and put Austrian Archduke Maximilian von Habsburg on the throne as Emperor of Mexico – one month before Gettysburg. Preoccupied, the Union did nothing. … Continue reading "Putin Wants His Own Monroe Doctrine"
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