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To: LindyBill who wrote (54819)	10/26/2002 1:06:24 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

I guess the way Mearsheimer wants to play it, Lewis and Clark's expedition to the West Coast was "Hegemony" of some sort. Jeesh! Of course. He's your guy, Bill. I should have said that more clearly in the previous post. Realist, statist, etc. One of those guys who argue the best way to understand international relations is that states will do what states will do.

To: LindyBill who wrote (54819)	10/26/2002 2:24:40 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>> Lewis and Clark's expedition to the West Coast was "Hegemony" of some sort. << No, because we already owned it. Bought it from Napoleon in 1803 (Louisiana Purchase)(Jefferson). Louisiana went all the way to the Pacific. Jefferson sent Louis and Clark to see what we had bought. Hegemony was kicking the the Indians out of almost everywhere (Jackson), the Spanish out of Florida (Jackson again), the Mexicans out of Texas and the rest of the Southwest(Polk), and the Brits north of the 49th Parallel (Polk again). We also bought Alaska from the Russians (Johnson but the deal was in the works under Lincoln).