Tony Snow responded to Sen. Harry Reid's claim that the Iraq War was the biggest foreign policy mistake in American history by arguing that "it was important to remove Saddam Hussein from power" and noting "that a majority of senators voted in 2002 to authorize the use of force in Iraq."
Snow would have been better off if he had claimed that starting the War of 1812 was an even bigger mistake than invading Iraq.
At least the Iraqi's haven't burned Washington the way the British did in 1813.
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Well from your perspective, the US probably deserved to have Washington burned since we went up into canada and burned a British outpost. Using the logic that you have made clear on this blog over and over, we got what we deserved and we should have pulled out of the US and given up.
By the way, the Brits burned washington in 1814 not 13
Why is a professor using Wikipedia? makes me concerned for your classes
Possibly because wikipedia is a good resource for information? I know, I know, you'll shoot back with the "anyone can post anything" argument, which is perfectly valid to a degree. However, if you take a little time on wikipedia to check the sources and discussion of the entries then you'll be able to figure out on your own if they're good or not. It's a nice little social experiment.
If it were me, I wouldn't have declared war on Great Britain in 1812. It was a dumb thing to do and a lot of bad consequences followed.
Wikipedia is good for certain things, including the year of events like the burning of Washington. I just need to read it better.
Also a good place for plagiarism and false information
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