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Originally Posted by FluffyNinja  I agree with almost all of your points, but would you go as far as to say that this war was "concocted" by Pres. Polk and the US Senate as a form of Imperialism, under the "justification" of Manifest Destiny? Or do you believe the US Senate was, in fact, so easily duped by Sam Houston? |
I think it's a futile discussion, because justification is subjective. Many people cannot justify any war, even when their own doors are being broken in. The bottom line is,
that it is what it is, and the Mexicans don't have a right to a damn thing. We have 50 bonafide states now; it's done.