Well, firstly, the Republican support of Napoleon's Haiti expedition would be hard to square with an ultimatum or occupation of Louisiana. So there's that.
If I, personally, could have made these decisions by executive fiat without other considerations, I would have opposed Napoleon's Haiti expedition and ordered the occupation of New Orleans if the Spanish attempted to play hardball over the rights of American shipping there. But that would be unrealistic.
If I, personally, could have made these decisions by executive fiat without other considerations, I would have opposed Napoleon's Haiti expedition and ordered the occupation of New Orleans if the Spanish attempted to play hardball over the rights of American shipping there. But that would be unrealistic.