We should have declared war after they sank the Housatonic. Reagan would have.
Still, they made it very clear that the promise to not attack passenger ships had expired, didn’t they?
I suppose if they hadn’t warned anyone, you’d hold that against them too, wouldn’t you?
Damned if you do, double damned if you don’t, eh?
I rather doubt that.
Did they sink the Housatonic with one of their Hunley class subs? ;-)