well no, preserving slavery was the conservative position, just like democratic was the conservative party. it's why house affiliation matters much less than what you're actually voting for, because a modern day republican voter would not be in favor of freeing slaves in 1861, they'd just be a democratic voter at the time and in favor of slavery.
They seem to be the only country in recent history to get a pass for attacking our boats. Killing several sailors on a clearly american vessel that had identified prior to shots fired. Israel is a terrorist state that has weaponized our own laws against us by making it a criminal offense in areas to speak against them