"Phil & Anne Irons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>It should be pointed out that the ONLY time that the United States has been >successfully invaded, it was by a bunch of rag-tag Canadians, acting on >behalf of that so-called runaway British government, and one of their >exploits was to burn the White House to the ground! for further details, >see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 particularly the third >paragraph. Not quite. Don't forget the Pig War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_Boundary_Dispute Always one of my favourites, not just because there was so little blood shed. I, too, have made a marine landing (several times; by ferry and sailboat) and camped on San Juan, but sadly (inexplicably) the President didn't send anyone to offer me a treaty. However, I can confirm that copious stocks of alcohol are still kept on the island. Adrian Adrian Stott 07956-299966 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
