That violates the clear sense of the passage.
John Thornton wrote:
> The United States has lost vast numbers of citizens due to its own
> occupation of the land.
> That would make the authors statement "It [the US] did not lose vast
> numbers of
> citizens, or huge swathes of territory, as a result of occupation or
> dismemberment." a false statement.
> Like I said,. it depends upon your perspective.
>
> John Thornton
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> C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>> The United States themselves haven't been invaded by another state since
>> 1813 (when a man called Cockburn burned Washington).
>>
>> BTW, I recommend Nicholson Baker's new book as (disturbing) bedside
>> reading. --CGE
>>
>> John Thornton wrote:
>>
>>>> ...
>>>> The US was not invaded. It did not lose vast numbers of
>>>> citizens, or huge swathes of territory, as a result of occupation or
>>>> dismemberment.
>>>>
>>> That depends upon ones perspective and how one defines the US doesn't it?
>>>
>>> John Thornton
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