To: Alkhin
We won it on the field of combat. The Mexican government at the time was saber rattling and committing incursions into US territory after Texas became a state...land which they had lost and wanted to take back ultimately.
We responded militarily and a war was fought over it, with the result being the Mexicans lost. We occupied their capitol and they ultimately signed a treaty agreeing to the US border being estanlished where it is, and the US government compensated them (as you point out) for some lands lost as a result.
They have no claim to any of that land now, it has been purchased in blood and treasure...and will ultiamtely have to be held using the same currency.
149 posted on
09/29/2006 8:39:53 PM PDT by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
To: Jeff Head
Yes, Excellent point...I should have pointed that out too.
Funny how the Mexican War of 1847 just gets a passing mention in history books... /sarcasm off
178 posted on
09/29/2006 8:52:22 PM PDT by
Alkhin
(Thieving tyranny is all they offer.)
To: Jeff Head
They have no claim to any of that land now, it has been purchased in blood and treasure...and will ultiamtely have to be held using the same currency.
Spot On!
185 posted on
09/29/2006 8:54:34 PM PDT by
ARealMothersSonForever
(We shall never forget the atrocities of September 11, 2001.)
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