Message 53/53
Date: 18-Mar-03 @ 06:25 PM -
RE: So, there's no proof?
When Napoleon invaded Spain, everyone in Europe said it's a wash! The Spanish army was demoralized, the French was the strongest on Earth.
The Spanish army rolled over all right, but the population refused to submit to a foreign power. You see, even the the Spanish people were unhappy with the Monarchy, and the military was not dedicated to nationalism, the PEOPLE refused the power of the French because they were FOREIGN INVADERS!
The result was years of violent bloodshed on both sides. Every time the Spanish people killed French soldiers the French wouls slaughter a bunch of Spaniards. UGLY. Not at all what ANYONE expected, and the causes for Napoleon's invasion of Spain closely parallel the "stated" purpose of our war in Iraq... and the Spaniards of 100 years ago, in many ways mirror the Iraqi's of today!
Even in the best of circumstances this won't be pretty, it will be a terrible and COMPLETELY unreasonable violent and aggressive act! But it could turn out to be MUCH WORSE!
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