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From TFA: As 1781 dawned, Washington warned that his army was “exhausted” and the citizenry “discontented.” John Adams believed that France, faced with mountin
by happyscrappy 12y ago
From TFA:
As 1781 dawned, Washington warned that his army was “exhausted” and the citizenry “discontented.” John Adams believed that France, faced with mounting debts and having failed to win a single victory in the American theater, would not remain in the war beyond 1781.
- bryanlarsen 12y agoExactly. The statement acknowledges that French support was critical, but it is couched within a negative. It's also buried, not one of the headline myths.
- happyscrappy 12y ago"having failed to win a single victory" is not an opinion, it is fact. Are facts prejudiced against the French?