Happy War of 1812 Day.

August · 05-25-12, 10:28 PM

The Canadians like to display a lot of national pride for repelling the Yankee hordes but the truth is that we didn't go to war over Canada. If the British weren't kidnapping our citizens and pushing the Indians into raiding our frontier we never would have invaded. That was just a way of waging war against England. A military excursion against assets that we could get at. We certainly weren't going to land an army in Liverpool. Not like we could have held either if we had though.

No, we won the war of 1812 by surviving it intact. We bloodied the nose of the premier military power of the age and we got away with it. We forced them to respect our flag and our sovereignty. That is victory.

05-25-12, 10:28 PM	#29
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,248 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Canadians like to display a lot of national pride for repelling the Yankee hordes but the truth is that we didn't go to war over Canada. If the British weren't kidnapping our citizens and pushing the Indians into raiding our frontier we never would have invaded. That was just a way of waging war against England. A military excursion against assets that we could get at. We certainly weren't going to land an army in Liverpool. Not like we could have held either if we had though. No, we won the war of 1812 by surviving it intact. We bloodied the nose of the premier military power of the age and we got away with it. We forced them to respect our flag and our sovereignty. That is victory. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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