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Thread: "Why is it that every war America fights, they lose"?

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    "Why is it that every war America fights, they lose"?

    My partner wants to know, "Why is it that every war America fights, they lose"?

    I pointed out the America war of Independence, and he conceded that yes they won that one. But he has a point about the rest!

    He adds, "They were only on the winning side of WWII because the British were there!"
    *Mum chuckles to herself and rolls her eyes*

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    =[ Man, I'm sad now..

    Well, I dunno how to really answer this because I only know biased POV's about the wars (American sides), but from what I know, it's due to poor strategy.

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    I think the more accurate statement would be that the only reason the British were on the winning side was because the Americans were there.

    Clearly, he's forgetting the Mexican-American War, through which we gained control of much of the American Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, California) and the Spanish-American War (remember the Maine!). When we're on our own turf, we're alright.

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    We won the Civil War.



    Only 'cause we fought ourselves?

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    As long as we teach our history like it's perfect then it doesn't matter what actually happened.

    Edit: Also, we're better than Canada and that's good enough.

    Edit2: I'm just kidding about the Canada thing.

    Edit3: Probly.

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    And the War of 1812, as we successfully avoided being taken back over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LunarWeaver View Post
    As long as we teach our history like it's perfect then it doesn't matter what actually happened.

    Edit: Also, we're better than Canada and that's good enough.

    Edit2: I'm just kidding about the Canada thing.

    Edit3: Probly.
    In what way? :P

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    Yeah, the Europeans were doing great in WWII until the US showed up.

    Vietnam is a loss. Iraq is a mess, but isn't really a war or a loss. It's just... bad. But War of 1812, Spanish-American, Mexican-American, WWI, WWII. Korean was a stalemate, but technically the US accomplished what it set out to do (prevent the expansion of communism).

    That comment shows an incredible ignorance of history.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roto13 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by LunarWeaver View Post
    As long as we teach our history like it's perfect then it doesn't matter what actually happened.

    Edit: Also, we're better than Canada and that's good enough.

    Edit2: I'm just kidding about the Canada thing.

    Edit3: Probly.
    In what way? :P
    All of them of course. Canadians like you wouldn't understand if I explained it. The knowledge is too advanced for Canada.

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    War is bad bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raistlin View Post
    But War of 1812...
    ... was won by Canada when we weren't conquered by America.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christmas View Post
    War is bad bad.
    Yes yes

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roto13 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Raistlin View Post
    But War of 1812...
    ... was won by Canada when we weren't conquered by America.
    I still don't see how Canada considers this a win. Wasn't Canada still part of Britain then? Should it not be a British win? Confuzlement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IBCrayZ View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Roto13 View Post
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    But War of 1812...
    ... was won by Canada when we weren't conquered by America.
    I still don't see how Canada considers this a win. Wasn't Canada still part of Britain then? Should it not be a British win? Confuzlement.
    I believe it was a joke, dear confuzzeled one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Miriel View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by IBCrayZ View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Roto13 View Post
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    But War of 1812...
    ... was won by Canada when we weren't conquered by America.
    I still don't see how Canada considers this a win. Wasn't Canada still part of Britain then? Should it not be a British win? Confuzlement.
    I believe it was a joke, dear confuzzeled one.
    Actually to be technical Canada did not exist at the time so it was a British victory over the USA (we were merely a colony). I always believed it was a British victory over the Americans, since the invasion was prevented.


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