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To: thames_sider who wrote (1879)3/8/2002 8:31:05 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 21057
 
He generously gave rule of all Ireland to John
Suppose he had decided to give England to Ireland. Would gentlemen have accepted that as just and fair?

And why exactly would anyone ever want to invade Ireland anyway?
My dear boy, the Irish were literate when you brutes didn't there was such a word.

But, OK, why did you then?

the Welsh
Buncha cowardly turncoats.

Even the Vikings gave up on it
That was simply because they kept getting their butts kicked. Which better than you Brits did.

Now, well, what kind of uncivilised barbarian would ever launch an invasion of another sovereign state
You guys should know.

The Scots actually did rather well.
Better remind them. They keep forgetting how kindly you were to them.
Along with the Indians, South Africans, ....