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"American blood was shed on American soil."
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Uh...that is open to question. What actually happened may have been closer to the "Gulf of Tonkin incident" or the Iraq invasion, in that, shall we call them exaggerations, served as an excuse for obscure intentions. Or, as some see it, lies were told so that objectives could be attained.
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If they were stupid enough to get played into throwing the first punch, they still threw it.
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"...Polk, who campaigned that Texas should be “re-annexed” and that the Oregon Territory should be “re-occupied.” Polk also had his eyes on California, New Mexico and the rest of what is today the U.S. Southwest. When his offer to purchase those lands was rejected, he instigated a fight by moving troops into a disputed zone between the Rio Grande and Nueces River that both countries had previously recognized as part of the Mexican state of Coahuila." Mexican-American War
"American blood was shed on American soil."
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Uh...that is open to question. What actually happened may have been closer to the "Gulf of Tonkin incident" or the Iraq invasion, in that, shall we call them exaggerations, served as an excuse for obscure intentions. Or, as some see it, lies were told so that objectives could be attained.
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If they were stupid enough to get played into throwing the first punch, they still threw it.
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"...Polk, who campaigned that Texas should be “re-annexed” and that the Oregon Territory should be “re-occupied.” Polk also had his eyes on California, New Mexico and the rest of what is today the U.S. Southwest. When his offer to purchase those lands was rejected, he instigated a fight by moving troops into a disputed zone between the Rio Grande and Nueces River that both countries had previously recognized as part of the Mexican state of Coahuila." Mexican-American War