Take me down to tha Taliban City

[Hotpoint]

Uh, Chris

Originally posted by Baca Loco

There was that little war of 1812 wherein the Brits sacked Washington, among other things

WARNING - HOTPOINT HISTORICAL TRIVIA APPROACHING

It should be noted by non-history buffs that the burning of Washington DC in 1814 by a British Army under Major-General Robert Ross was not totally unjustified being in retaliation for the sacking of the Canadian Capital (then called New London) by US Troops earlier in the war

Actually the War of 1812 is one of the more interesting in history in that it is one of the very few where both sides can offer a reasonable claim to victory

NB. During WWII Japanese Planes did bomb the US Mainland as well as Pearl Harbour... it's just that it was so trivial a raid the Americans barely noticed !

 

[Flash-Bugout]

Hey Hey hey

Originally posted by PGI's Chris Iaquinta
The field was built to show people that in at least some form (Paintball games), anyone can stand against the most hated group of people in the world.

Cool, a Man United Fan themed paintball field.

 

[TJ Lambini]

Surely Newcastle United?

That Alan Shearer's illegitimate...

 

[Flash-Bugout]

"He aint got no birth certificate!"

But TJ, he said in the world, not in the North East.

 

[TJ Lambini]

Well if we start spreading tha word here

it won't take 2long...

 

[Baca Loco]

Not to change the subject but--

Originally posted by Hotpoint
WARNING - HOTPOINT HISTORICAL TRIVIA APPROACHING

It should be noted by non-history buffs that the burning of Washington DC in 1814 by a British Army under Major-General Robert Ross was not totally unjustified being in retaliation for the sacking of the Canadian Capital (then called New London) by US Troops earlier in the war

I'm gonna anyway so please ignore if you're on about Taliban City.
Hotpoint--"not totally unjustified"? Is that like a little bit pregnant? Who started that particular conflict, anyway?

 

[TJ Lambini]

Dubya?

Did he get a time machine and do it? I bet the idiot son of an ******* wished he could...


Hmm, what shall I do this week? Earth summit with everyone else, or try and whup Saddam's ass again like daddy? Only one choice there then...

Oops, I'm rambling again.

 

[Hotpoint]

Not to change the subject but--

Originally posted by Baca Loco

Hotpoint--"not totally unjustified"? Is that like a little bit pregnant? Who started that particular conflict, anyway?

Another Hotpoint/Baca Historical Thread hijacking kicks into high gear... and the audience switches off

It was "not totally unjustified" because, although it was considered against the rules of war to torch Capital Cities (Napoleon for example took a lot of abuse for the burning of Moscow), the fact that the US forces burned the Canadian Capital first made it retaliation rather than sheer vandalism

As to who started that conflict from memory the United States declared war and invaded Canada with the stated aim of annexing the remainder of British North America. This was partially seen as finishing off the Revolutionary War and also as a response to the resentment felt at the fact that Royal Navy Warships kept stopping American shipping

The reason why both sides can claim victory is that:

(1) Canada stayed British
(2) The British Government stopped interfering with US Shipping

Returning to the subject of "Taliban City" that has to be the most crass idea for a themed paintball field I've ever heard of

 

[Baca Loco]

Dubya?

Originally posted by TJ Lambini
Hmm, what shall I do this week? Earth summit with everyone else, or try and whup Saddam's ass again like daddy? Only one choice there then...
Oops, I'm rambling again.

You mean the Earth Summit where everybody blames all the world's supposed ecological problems on us and oh, by the way, holds out their collective hands waiting for a pay off? That Earth Summit?
Maestro, are you a watermelon?

 

[Baca Loco]

Re: Not to change the subject but--

Originally posted by Hotpoint
Another Hotpoint/Baca Historical Thread hijacking kicks into high gear... and the audience swiches off

As to who started that conflict from memory the United States declared war and invaded Canada with the stated aim of annexing the remainder of British North America. This was partially seen as finishing off the Revolutionary War and also as a response to the resentment felt at the fact that Royal Navy Warships kept stopping American shipping

The reason why both sides can claim victory is that:
(1) Canada stayed British
(2) The British Government stopped interfering with US Shipping

If the "audience" wishes to remain ignorant that is their call.
I will cede you the declaration of war but IF the Royal Navy had not been interfering with legitimate shipping and sailors in contravention of international maritime law and diplomatic appeals met with the equivalent of "what ya gonna do about it?" would the U.S. have taken the steps it did? I suggest they would not.
As to why Canada, twofold really,--if successful it would have removed Britain from any claims in the hemisphere, more or less, and it created an advantageous battlefront for the U.S. who could not compete at sea or threaten England directly but required stakes that would force England to deal.

(1) and see the result? a massive inferiority complex and a subversive French minority.