Re: Opinion - Respect = Re: [OT] Frog Bashing

--- "Imre A. Szabo" <ias@sprintmail.com> wrote:

> Let's get this straight.  The U.S. launches an
> aggresive war.  Is stopped
> cold.  Pushed back.  And then get's the status quo
> of before the war in the
> peace treaty and you call it a victory?  

Actually got well more than status quo ante bellum. 
The Brits got the hell out of the Ohio River Valley. 
Stopped impressment (wasn't in the treaty, but it
stopped).  

All against the best and largest navy on the planet,
and one of the best armies going?

Damn right that's a victory.

John

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