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History and were doomed to repeat it
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RE: History and were doomed to repeat it
(April 7, 2017 at 1:31 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(April 7, 2017 at 1:27 pm)Minimalist Wrote: It's actually a better example of what happens when a pipsqueak nation forgets itself and declares war on a superpower.  Lucky for us that Napoleon escaped from Elba.

Opinions do vary about that war.

Indeed.  As I recall it was said at the time that "one's enthusiam for war increased with one's distance from the coast."
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History and were doomed to repeat it - by dyresand - April 7, 2017 at 10:05 am
RE: History and were doomed to repeat it - by Isis - April 7, 2017 at 10:35 am
RE: History and were doomed to repeat it - by dyresand - April 7, 2017 at 11:09 am
RE: History and were doomed to repeat it - by Minimalist - April 7, 2017 at 11:39 am
RE: History and were doomed to repeat it - by dyresand - April 7, 2017 at 12:02 pm
RE: History and were doomed to repeat it - by Minimalist - April 7, 2017 at 2:05 pm
RE: History and were doomed to repeat it - by dyresand - April 7, 2017 at 9:16 pm

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