[DiogenesLamp]

And then they went and started the war anyway. Like I said, really dumb of them.

Except they didn't. They asked politely for the Federal troops to leave the entrance to one of their major harbors, and the leadership refused to do so. When they became insistent that these people leave, Lincoln sent warships to attack them.

Lincoln set the nation on the path to war. The Confederates did what they were backed into doing.

[DoodleDawg]

Except they didn't.

Yeah they did.

They asked politely for the Federal troops to leave the entrance to one of their major harbors, and the leadership refused to do so.

Like I said, they started the war.

Lincoln set the nation on the path to war. The Confederates did what they were backed into doing.

So you keep saying. Too dumb to see through Lincoln's trap so they fell right into it. Does that sum up your position?