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To: kaktuskid

Agreed. Then Mexico sent troops across the Rio Grande and fought our troops. That was their FAFO.


12 posted on 11/08/2025 8:06:30 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right

Mexican troops clashed with Americans in the disputed area north of the Rio Grande claimed by both countries. Abraham Lincoln was in Congress at the time and demanded that the President prove that the spot where American blood was shed was US territory. So he was known as “Spotty” Lincoln.


25 posted on 11/08/2025 1:46:09 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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