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19. And except for Waterloo, Napoleon kicked ass.

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 06:01 PM

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Trump Says Confederate General Robert E. Lee 'Would Have Won Except for Gettysburg' [View all] RandySF Sep 2020 OP

Hey, dummy, your side has adopted the Lost Cause narrative. RockRaven Sep 2020 #1

Grant was far better at tactics that history has claimed. Blue_true Sep 2020 #22

I thought Trump didn't like losers? LMAO Solly Mack Sep 2020 #3

Oh is it working on its new curriculum for our kids? soothsayer Sep 2020 #4

Napoleon would have won except for Waterloo. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #5

Hitler would have won except for Russia. lunatica Sep 2020 #8

you have that wrong onethatcares Sep 2020 #12

He's probably also saddened that Hitler did not win WWII. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2020 #7

Well, there it is, he's a self-confessed Confederate. SharonClark Sep 2020 #9

Two Union Generals who are vastly undercredited are Blue_true Sep 2020 #23

"They were running out of money" RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #28

Yes. Blue_true Sep 2020 #24

I guess he's never heard of General Grant. demosincebirth Sep 2020 #14

Davy Crockett would have won except for being outnumbered 6 to 1. lpbk2713 Sep 2020 #15

SMH! "Except For Gettysburg"!!! ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #16

Yes, McClellan was an over-confident, useless asshole. nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #25

Also matt819 Sep 2020 #17

Did he also say Hitler would have won except for D-Day? muntrv Sep 2020 #18

And except for Waterloo, Napoleon kicked ass. 11 Bravo Sep 2020 #19

Lee's big mistake was not taking out doc03 Sep 2020 #20

"Our covid death rate is great except for the blue states" Tanuki Sep 2020 #26

Rommel, Guderian, etc. won a lot of battles too. Should trackfan Sep 2020 #27

MN is acually known for the battle of Gettysburg. Noodleboy13 Sep 2020 #29