Protesters gather outside the U.S. consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 17 ahead of a demonstration against President Donald Trump's announced intent to acquire the territory.

I don’t want America to be the kind of country that invades other nations or talks about taking their land. I want us to be the kind of country that helps people when they are in danger — the kind of country that stands up for freedom, dignity and human life.

Yet today, U.S. actions toward Venezuela and rhetoric about acquiring Greenland raise troubling questions about the direction of our foreign policy. Regardless of politics or party, the idea that powerful nations can interfere with smaller ones, remove leaders, or treat other countries as strategic property should alarm all of........

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