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Old 07-17-10, 11:46 AM   #198
Torvald Von Mansee
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I have mixed feelings about that and the rest of TR's legacy. I'd call Teddy a good statesman, for the most part, but I strongly disapprove of his interventionist foreign policy and his (imo), uneccessary strengthening of government.
Well, he strengthened our navy and got the Panama canal built. Our ability to quickly shuffle ships between the Atlantic and Pacific fleets via the canal strengthened our hand in foreign relations immensely.

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