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  • US lost the war for Independence but won Vietnam war

    From Georgi Bonchev@1:123/525 to All on Sun Jan 1 04:45:34 2023

    According to some pro-russian cretins Ukraine is losing the war because it has n
    not captured any russian territory and Russia is winning. Using that logic we may say that USA won the Vietnam war as Viet Cong never captured any territory is United States. Moreover the young United States lost the independence war as they never captured any land in British Islands.

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  • From George Pope@1:153/757 to Georgi Bonchev on Tue Jan 31 07:33:30 2023
    Except the USA captured al the British land in the New World, except for Canada. . . but that may have been a strategic move on America's part; 1812's Madison notwithstanding.

    /G

    According to some pro-russian cretins Ukraine is losing the war because it has
    n
    not captured any russian territory and Russia is winning. Using that logic we
    may say that USA won the Vietnam war as Viet Cong never captured any territory >is United States. Moreover the young United States lost the independence war a
    they never captured any land in British Islands.

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  • From hollow one@1:105/420 to George Pope on Thu May 18 01:40:16 2023
    Except the USA captured al the British land in the New World, except for Canada. . . but that may have been a strategic move on America's part; 1812's Madison notwithstanding.

    /G

    Very legitimate point!

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  • From George Pope@1:153/757 to Hollow One on Tue Aug 29 13:59:36 2023
    Except the USA captured al the British land in the New World, except for
    Canada. . . but that may have been a strategic move on America's part;
    1812's Madison notwithstanding.

    /G
    Very legitimate point!

    Thank you; Madison was obviously a one-off -- a bit of a loop, that one!

    Funny thing about the war of 1812, we had your land right down to the Gulf Coast!

    Then when we all decided to negotiate peace, we gave you the land back, on condition you took our whiny maritime French(the Acadians) with it (now known as Cajuns -- how were we to know they'd learn to cook so well?!)

    Look up song, "The War of 1812" by The Arrogant Worms for a laugh. . .

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