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Re:Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow by spacecity1971 on Monday July 01, 2013 @08:34PM (#5974836)
Isolationist? Maybe. Neutrality was, I think, the motivation (historically).
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Re:Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow by mpyne on Monday July 01, 2013 @08:41PM (#5974869)
Neutrality was the excuse, and a natural side-effect of isolationist principles.
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Re:Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow by spacecity1971 on Monday July 01, 2013 @08:52PM (#5974928)
Perhaps. It was arguably baked in to the Constitution though, and adhered to in spirit, if not in deed.
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