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> A key to America's prosperity is that we have not shared a border with an adversary for over 200 years. That's simply not true, as the Mexican-American War o
by dragonwriter 2y ago
> A key to America's prosperity is that we have not shared a border with an adversary for over 200 years.
That's simply not true, as the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848, the various border conflicts with Mexican forces and factions during the Mexican revolution, etc.
Also, the conflicts with Britain (which includes Canada) through mid-19th Century (particular flashpoints including the Pig War. Aroostock War, and Trent Affair.)
- legitster 2y agoI am stretching a bit with 200 years, and my point also brushes away a lot of tribal conflicts that came about from Manifest Destiny and the Civil War itself. But the key point here is that some US leaders clearly understood it as a principle pretty early on even if they struggled to enact it at first.