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Ché Carbajal and the Monroe Doctrine

By Andy Caldwell

Jan 11, 2026
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Congressman Salud Carbajal channeling Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Even MSN will confirm that Donald Trump is not the first president who did not get congressional consent to carry out military actions in another country:

“In 1950, President Harry Truman used his authority to send U.S. troops to defend South Korea along with a U.N. Security Council resolution, b…

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