On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:10:42 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 4/18/16 10:56 AM, wrote:

Nobody is trying to rewrite history, I am only pointing out that the
civil war was a huge mistake, much like Vietnam and Iraq.
You say it was worth it to stop slavery but the fact is, we lived with
slavery for over 200 years and if we could have had a less destructive
solution, it would have been worth a few more years of transition.
Slavery was going to fall from it's own weight, war or not.
All the war did was create a national divide that has not really
healed and it certainly did not assure the integration of the former
slaves into society. It only made it harder.


Fine. I don't think the civil war was a mistake. I agree that Vietnam
and Iraq II were mistakes. The reasons for the civil war far outweigh
any rationales for Vietnam or Iraq II.


The real reason for the civil war was to preserve the union and
prevent 13 states from leaving. You say we should have let them go at
every opportunity here and act like you would let them go if they
wanted to today.

Your statements are contradictory