February 26, 1898: TR Began His Warmonger-In-Chief Career With a Telegram

February 26, 2019

121 years ago today (in fact nearly to the hour I write this), the then Assistant Secretary of the Navy (!), Theodore Roosevelt ordered the Pacific Squadron of Commodore George Dewey to ready for an attack of the Spanish fleet docked in Manilla. That’s right: Before the Congress acted and without anyone’s knowledge, this warmonger…
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