[Torie]

I'm not sure why you pinged me, but yes I support a robust US foreign policy. Sometimes we inadvertently get it wrong, but most often, we get it right. The planet would be far different, and really rather scary, if it were otherwise.

[Lent]

The reason I pinged you is I thought you could shed some light on the Open Door Notes and Open Door Policy of the latter 19th century and how you viewed that foreign policy position as an instrument (successful or otherwise) of U.S. economic expansionism. AG appears to have some confusion about the time and issue on this point as well.