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Old 10-09-2006, 18:10   #15
NousDefionsDoc
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And before the Spam-Am War,
1. We never fought a war over or against SPAM.
2. The Indian Wars were not colonial - conquest or genocide.
3. Yes, it is important that we be the good guys. That is why we weren't ever "colonial" in our own eyes. Nico, PI, Cuba - maybe a couple of others. Nothing like the Phrench and Brits.

We are saying the same things I think. Having been a colony, it is important for us to be the good guys and generally, that did not mean putting down a lot of insurrections.

Scale over a century ago hardly caused us to think the way we do.


Interesting that you say the PI is compared to Iraq frequently. I agree it could be, but I haven't seen anybody much do it, especially on the pol side.
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