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To: Non-Sequitur; calex59
The ever popular "We wuz so stoopid we done fell for Linkum's trap" defense.

Actually, the trap Lincoln set was for the Northern people. He needed public approval for his war and succeeded in pulling a "head fake" on the Northern populace with Fort Sumter.

88 posted on 10/19/2010 8:17:08 PM PDT by southernsunshine
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To: southernsunshine
Actually, the trap Lincoln set was for the Northern people. He needed public approval for his war and succeeded in pulling a "head fake" on the Northern populace with Fort Sumter.

It takes two to make a war. Are you suggesting that the rebel leadership was so dumb that they couldn't see through his 'provocation'?

92 posted on 10/20/2010 5:19:01 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Hey mo-joe! Here's another one for your collection.)
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