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Drale

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28. The British started the "War of 1812"

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 01:17 PM

Aug 2012

They began forced impressment of American Sailors because of the lack of recruits to fight the French. They also wanted to reclaim the American territories and they supported the Native American tribes attacking the United States with weapons and other goods. Technically the US declared war and invaded Canada but it was not without provocation. The only reason the British even ended the war with a treaty was because of the more dire threat of Napoleon. But wars are rarely ever black and white, no one ever starts a war, but they are only defending themselves, or at least thats what they tell other people, even Hitler said that in the beginning.

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The United States has been directly attacked by other nations...TWICE in its entire history. [View all] Hugabear Aug 2012 OP

Only one nation has ever nuked civilians. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #1

One could argue the Unted States has been the most warmongering country over the past 200+ years Hugabear Aug 2012 #2

George Carlin certainly made that argument. Initech Aug 2012 #16

The most self righteous are always the most war mongering DefenseLawyer Aug 2012 #33

War of 1812 Shankapotomus Aug 2012 #3

But who started that war? Hugabear Aug 2012 #6

Okay I see what you're saying. Shankapotomus Aug 2012 #9

well, that's our history's argument, the impressing seamen newspeak Aug 2012 #19

"our history's argument" former9thward Aug 2012 #25

The British started the "War of 1812" Drale Aug 2012 #28

Twice. 1814, 1941. Downwinder Aug 2012 #4

We started the War of 1812. Hugabear Aug 2012 #10

er.... Rosco T. Aug 2012 #5

I'm talking about after we became a country. Hugabear Aug 2012 #8

We were a COUNTRY when we declared our independence... Rosco T. Aug 2012 #12

But we are attacked by religious zealots from other countries and Lex Aug 2012 #7

You don't consider the British acts of stopping American ships and taking as many American seamen AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #11

Even if we allow for the War of 1812, the point remains we have seldom ever been attacked. Hugabear Aug 2012 #13

I wholeheartedly agree that we've seldom been attacked. But I wouldn't let the British off AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #14

The Royal Navy probably did it because they thought they could get away with it. Selatius Aug 2012 #18

Indeed. And the Brits were enthusiastically pressing hifiguy Aug 2012 #21

Don't you remember when Panama sent bombers? rgbecker Aug 2012 #15

Not Directly attacked during WWI? *ahem* TheMightyFavog Aug 2012 #17

What foreign power was at Antietam and Gettysburg? former9thward Aug 2012 #26

Confederacy. TheMightyFavog Aug 2012 #34

I assume in your world you don't call it the Civil War. former9thward Aug 2012 #35

In my world the CSA soldiers stopped being Americans the moment they took up arms against the US TheMightyFavog Aug 2012 #37

The only proper use of the military hifiguy Aug 2012 #20

So are you against Missycim Aug 2012 #22

I view them somewhat dubiously, but hifiguy Aug 2012 #24

Well didn't the first Iraqi war have international approval Missycim Aug 2012 #27

The UN conspicuously refused to grant hifiguy Aug 2012 #31

And, lately, the "World's Strongest Military" can't even win the ones we start. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #23

Here's why bongbong Aug 2012 #30

Many Times -with several corrections sarisataka Aug 2012 #29

We engaged in Acts of War before we were ever attacked in WWII--blockades, and arming combatants. nt Romulox Aug 2012 #32

The civil war started by British support for the cotton states whob CK_John Aug 2012 #36