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To: marcos who wrote (145817)	9/16/2004 6:07:46 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 281500

It was a civil war Tim, it got brutal on all sides Yes there was a civil war and yes it did get brutal. I don't see how that changes the north's aggression (esp. the invasion and conquest after we pulled out) in to non-aggression. invoking the basic underlying principle of the Bush Doctrine - Might Makes Right "Might makes right" wouldn't be an idea that I support, nor do I see such an idea as a, let alone the, Bush Doctrine. In your response to my 'i hope you realise', you missed the core - that the war you brought up was very much a civil war .... it is not presented as such in US classrooms, rather as a conflict between locals and foreigners I can't speak to classrooms today but the Tories/Loyalists where always mentioned when it was covered when I was in class. I "missed that point" because I had taken it for granted and was trying to find some point relative to the overall discussion. I don't think you actually missed my points that followed but you didn't take them seriously... "'Is the US somehow not a real country' - mmm, it's too early to tell, maybe .... you seem to have good days, others not so great .... let me think about this, eh" Canada having to defend herself against attack in 1812-14 Makes sense since Canada was ruled by England and England was at war with the US. Tim