Writes Jack Douglas: TR largely engineered the US War Against Spain to seize the Philippines, etc. He ordered the U.S. fleet to head toward the Philippines while the Pres. was out of the White House, etc. He hooked up at some point with the Mahan Naval imperialist planners and analysts. His cousin FDR followed in his steps his whole life, and his Sec. of War was a pass-me-down from TR, a Japanese-hating imperialist. TR and FDR are the Bobbsey Twins of the U,S. Global Empire. The U.S. War Against Spain and the seizure of Asian territory and the Slaughter of … Continue reading TR and FDR: Founders of the US Global Empire