The Kennedy Doctrine
Imagine, for a second, that you are the leader of the free world. Would you say the following in your inaugural address?
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”
The way JFK pronounces the words themselves make them even more potent. The emphasis is firmly placed on the word any. “Support any friend, oppose any foe…” Is he arguing for liberty over morality?
Yeah - that’s pretty much it. Especially when the US created the whole “Cold War” scenario because Communists were bad trade partners.
And then some people (like above) get too carried away with it.
Mark