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<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 3/31/09, Joe Campbell <I><philosopher.joe@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Joe Campbell <philosopher.joe@gmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Say What?<BR>To: "<bear@moscow.com>" <bear@moscow.com><BR>Cc: "vision 2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>, "Donovan Arnold" <donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com><BR>Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 8:45 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>No one was ever any more right than you, bear!<BR><BR>Joe Campbell<BR><BR>On Mar 31, 2009, at 3:29 PM, <<A href="http://us.mc381.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bear@moscow.com" ymailto="mailto:bear@moscow.com">bear@moscow.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR>><BR>> And speaking of "hitting a history book"........<BR>><BR>> Donovan wrote:<BR>><BR>> " Mexico only had the US territories for about 20 years total time, <BR>> which they stole from<BR>> the<BR>> Spanish, which stole it from the natives. There were also only about <BR>> 20,000 people living<BR>> in the<BR>> area which the US took from Mexico. Many of the people elected to <BR>> stay in the US and not<BR>> all<BR>> considered themselves Mexican citizens. I am not saying we were <BR>> justified in taking the<BR>> land, but<BR>> we were not any more wrong than anyone else."<BR>><BR>><BR>> What US
territories did the Government of Mexico have ?<BR>><BR>> What area are you talking about that the "US took from Mexico"? Are <BR>> you making a<BR>> reference to<BR>> the Republic of Texas, which was an internationally recognized <BR>> independent republic ?<BR>><BR>> And finally, what a great basis for the way we should look at our <BR>> history and what we<BR>> should<BR>> strive for: "we were not any more wrong than anyone else". It's <BR>> that very thinking that<BR>> has other<BR>> nations looking to bring former US officials to<BR>> court!<BR>><BR>> ---------------------------------------------<BR>> This message was sent by First Step Internet.<BR>> <A href="http://www.fsr.com/" target=_blank>http://www.fsr.com/</A><BR>><BR>><BR>> =======================================================<BR>>
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