17th April 2003, 11:58 AM
surpisingly you have france to thank for your independence as their reinforcements garanteed your victory agiast brittain.
That's a very good point that most people over look. Thank you for bringing it up.
Geno I have nothing against Canada, really. Some of my friends are Canadian, and besides, Canada has been one of our best allies for a very long time. France is a different story.
Nor do I; hell, I'M FIFTY-SEVEN PERCENT FRENCH CANADIAN!! But when DLN and ASM even approach the point of comparing Canada to America, it makes my blood boil.
I always did find that kind of strange. Times sure have changed considering France helped us in our revolution and we didn't do jack for them in their revolution.
I read an article from an international relations magazine explaining the French stance, how that's a major factor in it. It's sad too; even in 'The Patriot' they give France their share of glory...just twenty years later, American diplomats refused to aid Revolutionary France, even though France sold America all of the Louisiana Purchase for such a discount, and both were fighting Great Britain at the time. That made them de facto allies, but America wouldn't do anything.:(
That's a very good point that most people over look. Thank you for bringing it up.
Geno I have nothing against Canada, really. Some of my friends are Canadian, and besides, Canada has been one of our best allies for a very long time. France is a different story.
Nor do I; hell, I'M FIFTY-SEVEN PERCENT FRENCH CANADIAN!! But when DLN and ASM even approach the point of comparing Canada to America, it makes my blood boil.
I always did find that kind of strange. Times sure have changed considering France helped us in our revolution and we didn't do jack for them in their revolution.
I read an article from an international relations magazine explaining the French stance, how that's a major factor in it. It's sad too; even in 'The Patriot' they give France their share of glory...just twenty years later, American diplomats refused to aid Revolutionary France, even though France sold America all of the Louisiana Purchase for such a discount, and both were fighting Great Britain at the time. That made them de facto allies, but America wouldn't do anything.:(
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