2) Close Reading: How does Mckinley allude to the Monroe Doctrine to build support for the invasion of Cuba in the first paragraph?

In order to fully understand the question, and introduce an effective answer, first we must know the notion of the Monroe Doctrine and its part with the inspiration of McKinley's war message. The Monroe Doctrine is the principle of the US policy written by Pres. James Monroe that generally entails that any intervention in the internal affairs of the US by any external powers would be viewed as an hostile act towards the Americas.

In the first paragraph, McKinley suggested to the Monroe Doctrine to help and build support for the invasion of Cuba by stating that the status of the United States is neutral in order to stop the war. Meaning, the intervention could not penetrate with the internal affairs of the United states in this stand. McKinley also stated that there are many leaders and events in the past that took a step to stop conflicts outside their boundaries and this could be justified within the bounds of reason and logic. McKinley is suggesting here that, the act to intervene can be justified as it would help solve the war and would reduce its negative impacts to the two countries. McKinley ended by stating that this neutral act to help stop the war will be treated within restrictions to both countries and seeks to enforce an agreement hoping it would end up in an anticipated settlement.