[angelanddevil2]

So was it annexed after winning a war, or was it bought?.

[Ole Okie]

"So was it annexed after winning a war, or was it bought?"

Quein sabe?

Oh wait, that's Tonto's line.

Well, it sure wasn't "Kemo sabe". Our Indians spoke better Spanish than that.

Answer to question: We won it in a war, and we then paid for it. It's ours.

I think right now we need to find a few politicians with enough gonads to say that directly to Fox.

[Myrddin]

So was it annexed after winning a war, or was it bought?.

The American army drove the Mexican army all the way to Mexico City. The Mexican government in exile negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo establishing the current boundaries of the United States southwest. We paid them $15 million compensation for damage to Mexican property. We didn't annex it. It was ceded in a legal, binding treaty with both governments.

[Regulator]

So was it annexed after winning a war, or was it bought?

"Yes"