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Old Jul 3, 2012 | 04:40 PM
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Default Re: Happy Birthday Canada!

Originally Posted by singerron
Actually no one won the war. But to say Canada invaded and destroyed Detroit, you need to open a history book. The city was undefended. Sort of like invading a wal-mart. However, at the end of the war, both sides occupied parts of the other's land, but these areas were restored by the Treaty of Ghent. So there was no winner. We all need to get over it. It was 200 years ago.
We got over it years ago, both sides have their own spin on it.
I think logic would say that if you invade a country and then agree to return to your own territory with nothing gained, by definition you lost.

History has repeated itself since.
 
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