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coalition_unwilling

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3. I'm sure the British said something similar about
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 11:27 AM
Jun 2012

George Washington, oh, ca. 1776.

Funny joke along those lines: So George Washington and Lord Cornwallis are getting together to decide upon the rules of war that will govern their upcoming battles. They decide to toss the dice to decide who gets to make the rules. As it happens, Washington wins the dice roll. "OK," he tells Cornwallis. "You and your men will dress in bright red and march in strict formation down the middle of the country roads. I and my men will dress in earth colors and hide behind trees."

True story

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