Originally posted by Scherf I was going to make an unkind crack about Iranian cars, then I realised they're up against the Big 3 ...
Originally posted by Debonair lol BURN!!!:O where can i get a calvin, wearing a turban & peeing on a chevy logo sticker
Originally posted by Pei Iran backs Venezuela car factory Whatever happened to the Monroe Doctrine anyway?
The Monroe Doctrine, in 1823, proclaimed the United States' opinion that European powers should no longer colonize the Americas or interfere with the affairs of sovereign nations located in America, such as the United States of America, Mexico, Latin America, and others. The United States planned to stay neutral in wars between European powers and in wars between a European power and its colonies. However, if these latter type of wars were to occur in the Americas, the United States would view such action as hostile toward itself.
The Monroe Doctrine states three major ideas, with one more added by President Theodore Roosevelt. First, it conveys that European countries cannot colonize in any of the Americas: North, Central, or South. Second, it enforces Washington's rule of foreign policy, in which the U.S. will only be involved in European affairs if America's rights are disturbed. Third, the U.S. will consider any attempt at colonization a threat to its national security. Roosevelt added to the doctrine, and summed up his additions with the statement, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
In Monroe's message to Congress on December 2, 1823, he delivered what we have always called the Monroe Doctrine, although in truth it should have been called the Adams Doctrine. Essentially, the United States was informing the powers of the Old World that the American continents were no longer open to European colonization, and that any effort to extend European political influence into the New World would be considered by the United States "as dangerous to our peace and safety." The United States would not interfere in European wars or internal affairs, and expected Europe to stay out of American affairs.
Originally posted by Pei Whatever happened to the Monroe Doctrine anyway?
Originally posted by babek- And one other info for the freedom-fries-fans here:The iranian cars are licenced copies of french cars - like the Peugeot 405 and 205.
