wrong wrong wrong... be friends with nations...negotiate talk and trade with them... "commerce with all nations, allegience with none" (Jefferson?)
It seems Jefferson began changing his thoughts on the subject. However, George Washington was not the only Founding Father of the United States to advise neutrality in foreign affairs. Thomas Jefferson, stated as early as 1799 that "Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto",[4] and in 1801 "I deem [one of] the essential principles of our government [to be] peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none." [5] However, Jefferson did believe that nations could work together when faced with common threats. As a diplomat in Europe during the 1780s, Jefferson unsuccessfully attempted to organize a multi-national coalition to mount a naval campaign against the Barbary Pirates of North Africa. Wikipedia.org
Jefferson? Died broke. Creditors sold his estate piecemeal and dismantled his library to be sold at auction. His family was pursued for the balance of his debt. Most of his slaves were separated from one another (families) and resold except the ones he fucked or fathered. Yeah, great economist there. Fantasy foreign policy by the original clueless liberal.