On the Fact that There Are Actually Slant-Headed Neocons Out There (Jeffrey Lord Quickly Pops to Mind) Who've Attempted to Deconstruct George Washington's Farewell Address as an Argument FOR Empire, Intervention, etc.

I challenge any fair-minded person to look at the text of that speech in which he warned against "the permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations and passionate attachment for others" and also proclaimed that any nation so entangled "is in some degree a slave......a slave to its animosity or its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interests" and try and say that this somehow translates into an argument to invade the Philippines, Vietnam, Iraq, etc.. 'cause I've always enjoyed a good gymnast. Always.