[ President James Monroe ]
The Doctrine begins by stating the United States' rights to negotiate with Russia and the States' intentions of peaceful relations with Russia. The Doctrine also states the United States' interest in having more interaction with the countries of Spain and Portugal, however, it also makes clear that the United States has no intention to become engaged in European wars or conflicts. Unless American peace and safety are threatened by foreign nations, the country would refuse to go to war. What was considered to be a threatening act was European colonization and interference with North or South America. The stressed point of the Doctrine is that the United States wished to maintain its neutrality, especially regarding European affairs, which it has been cautioned against, and maintain peaceful relations with foreign nations, but was not able to ignore further European attempts at colonization of the Americas.
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