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To: tejek who wrote (341336)6/25/2007 9:09:53 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572088
 
"The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, marked the end of the Mexican-American War."

Any Mexican will tell you that was a coerced transaction, as legitimate as an armed thief relieving you of your wallet..



To: tejek who wrote (341336)6/26/2007 8:54:32 AM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572088
 
>We didn't actually steal California. We paid $18 million for it. Chump change by today's standards but back in 1848 it was a lot of money:

We bought it after defeating them in a war that we pulled them into for the sake of getting that land. That was during the period of manifest destiny.

-Z


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