Lt. Worf, son of MoghI'm sure it was just created as an exercise, right?
RaincoatsGeorgeIs everyone forgetting we have already fought one war on our northern border? Shit happens. What if Canada went nuts and some narcissistic tv host that wears a diaper formed a cult by accident and it’s members started shooting people across the border. You would want a contingency plan in place to handle that, ya know?
That was more than 200 years ago - 2/3 of the states didn’t exist yet - and it ended in a mostly pointless stalemate.
flying_monkiesThat was more than 200 years ago
Your point being what?
When your neighbors to the north call it "The Geneva Suggestions" tell me you're not going to have constant contingency plans for the day they stop saying "sorry". 😁
nicktronIs this the war or 1812 where Canada burned down your first White House? That pointless stalemate?
pimento64British troops did that, specifically British troops who had never set foot in British North America, let alone Canada, which didn’t exist. And yes, any war that ends in status que ante bellum is pointless.
KairuByte
The War of 1812 Canadian Edition
Sorta… Wars can be about more than territory, which is all that term refers to.
America achieved all its stated goals for the war, which didn’t include “Actually this is mostly just a war of conquest we hope you’re too busy to defend against.” It just conveniently doesn’t mention a couple had already happened, and it would have been gauche to admit we really just wanted the territory.
They burned down the white house because they were forced to leave the city. People always act like it was some huge victory for them but they always leave out the fact that they couldn’t actually hold territory in the US, and the war ended with a major US victory at New Orleans.
Just a dumb point to bring up since we can all see that DC doesn’t belong to the UK today still they obviously didn’t succeed at anything substantial
ended in a mostly pointless stalemate
They fought it to beat France, they ended up beating France. I think it's safe to say they won.
Could be a crack smoking narcissist instead... or his brother.