🚀 go-pugleaf

Dion L Heap wrote:
> 
> Ozjish Kahn wrote in message <36BBA115...@xs4all.nl>...
> >Zagadka wrote:
> >
> >> The Unknown James wrote:
> 
> >> Its right side up... and it started the chain of events that led to
> >> modern democracy... I mean, if your German kings hadn't screwed up so
> >> badly, we might have never revolted, and France would have never have
> >> had Lafayette etc to bring the influence back that would ignite 50 years
> >> of revolution throughout Europe which resulted in the unification of
> >> Germany and Italy, leading to WWI and subsequentially WWII and the
> >> further rise of American power... hehe. Thanks, England! Happy 4th of
> >> July to you too!
> >
> >England... thanks for NOTHING...
> >
> >> England also started the Industrial Revolution.
> >>
> >> England also beat the crap out of France a lot.
> >
> > Okay, I give 'em that.
> 
> Also was once the most powerfull nation in the world, and size for size,
> still is !
> take a look on an atlas and notice the size of England, then look at India,
> Australia, Canada, America to name but a few, they were once all ours, now
> take a look at south America and the size of Argentina, now notice the
> proximity of the Falkland Islands to Argentina & compare it with the
> proximity to the UK. Statistically and strategically speaking, the UK versus
> Argentina is a one way situation, England proved otherwise, you give me an
> example of similar odds with another country that even comes close to
> winning a situation like that against those odds, not even in C+C (keeping
> this on topic)

Um, yes. Its like Argentina starting with 2 transports and 10 rifle
infantry and the Brits starting with a few cruisers just out of firign
range...