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AnimusRex -> RE: E Pluribus Unum (1/24/2010 2:39:08 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Politesub53
Butch, sorry for the delay. Here are the figures of what Britain owed, and was owed in return, after WWI
Ahh, but aren't you leaving out a few things?
Specifically, the claims that Henry V had on French territory, and subsequent fungibility to assert claim to parts of King Louis' XIV claim on the middle parts of America; The purchase of the Louisiana territory should have included repayment to Britain.
This also must be balanced against the claims made by Britain against the Roman Emperor Hadrian, which passed in chain of succession to present day Italy. However Italian debt was rightfully inherited by King Oadacer in AD 476 when he inherited the Western Empire from Emperor Augustulus.
And of course, in Central America the descendents of Montezuma are looking around wondering where their tons of gold disappeared to. Not to mention the claim that Russia has over the Pacific Northwest, and the claim that Mexico has over the American Southwest.
Another option, is to invoke Henry Ford's dictum that history is bunk, and get on with our fucking lives.
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