Why might the united states under president roosevelt be described as a police officer in latin america? roosevelt wanted to latin american countries develop a better police force. roosevelt planned to send police officers to regulate latin american countries. roosevelt wanted to bring latin american criminals to the us for trial. roosevelt said that the united states would prevent latin american countries from illegal actions.

Read the aphorisms. be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. an open foe may prove a curse; but a pretended friend is worse. a true friend is the best possession. according to these aphorisms from benjamin franklin's poor richard's almanack, what might happen if a person is careless in choosing a friend? it is best not to have friends because they will usually betray you. casual friends are often the best and can be more trusted than enemies. a person who has betrayed you can sometimes become a good friend. a friend who is not carefully chosen can be worse than an enemy.