I'm sure it was just created as an exercise, right?

https://lemmy.ca/post/4249115

I'm sure it was just created as an exercise, right? - Lemmy.ca

Is 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.

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.