To: sunrise_sunset
"If Jackson had lost in New Orleans the US would not be a global superpower today and might not exist." I believe the War of 1812 was already over when they fought the Battle of New Orleans; they just hadn't got the word yet that it was over.
40 posted on
04/21/2016 9:01:19 AM PDT by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: DJ Taylor
True, but had Jackson lost at New Orleans, it is quite likely that Britain's Parliament would never have ratified the treaty.
62 posted on
04/21/2016 9:28:40 AM PDT by
Vigilanteman
(ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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