Republican (proto-fascist/socialist) Theodore “Robber Baron” Roosevelt dispatches William Howard Taft, Secretary of War, to Cuba to impose order upon the chaos that has existed since becoming independent. As Roosevelt is grooming Taft to replace him as president, he advises his lieutenant: “I should not dream of asking the permission of Congress. … It is for the enormous interest of this government to strengthen and give independence to the Executive in dealing with foreign powers.”
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References:
Theodore Roosevelt and the Modern Presidency by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. – Von mises institute
www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods140.html
United States occupation of Cuba (1906 – 1909) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.mht
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Cuba_(1906%E2%80%931909)
History of Cuba Timetable 1905 thru 1928.mht
www.historyofcuba.com/history/time/timetbl2e.htm
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