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To: Tainan
When is the last time two free countries were on opposite sides in a shooting war?

How about the War of 1812?

16 posted on 02/21/2007 6:36:13 AM PST by nwrep
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To: nwrep
When is the last time two free countries were on opposite sides in a shooting war?
How about the War of 1812?

I was thinking further on this...an argument could be made that Germany was a "free country" during WWII. German citizens could travel across international birders if they wanted to. As did Japanese citizens during the same time period. And then there is the US Civil War - both sides would probably be considered 'free,' maybe not the slaves though.

Upon reflection, this probably wasn't as strong as I first thought.

20 posted on 02/21/2007 6:22:41 PM PST by Tainan (Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
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To: nwrep
Or the American Revolution?

The British government rules without a constitution giving them the right to rule. Technically, the monarch could retake acting power. Furthermore, the upper house of their Parliament is hereditary. Depends on your definition of "free."

37 posted on 02/22/2007 10:20:39 AM PST by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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To: nwrep
Or the American Revolution?

The British government rules without a constitution giving them the right to rule. Technically, the monarch could retake acting power. Furthermore, the upper house of their Parliament is hereditary. Depends on your definition of "free."

If the upper part already posted, sorry. For a more accurate one, how about the War Between the States, the American Civil War?

38 posted on 02/22/2007 10:21:21 AM PST by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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