[Marxism] US support for Bolivar query (cont.)

[Debordagoria <phantasmagorias@xxxxxxxxx>]

Regarding my query on the US position on the
anti-colonial wars in Central and South America, the
best my googling has turned up so far is an
unattributed page that includes the following:

"The new republics sought -- and expected --
recognition by the United States, and many Americans
endorsed that idea.
But President James Monroe and his secretary of state,
John Quincy Adams, were not willing to risk war for
nations they did not know would survive. From their
point of view, as long as the other European powers
did not intervene, the government of the United States
could just let Spain and her rebellious colonies fight
it out."

I'm still hoping that some knowledgeable list members
will guide me to some online sources on this issue.
Michael D



                
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