Quote Originally Posted by hoglahoo View Post
I was replying to the assertion that the USA had been occupied by the British (which suggests - to me at least - an image of a foreign power exercising military and political control over an entire nation.) That's a stretch considering that the British only occupied some water and a few acres of land for a very short period of time during war.
heh ... In the War of 1812, Canadians sided with the British being still mostly British themselves. The Americans invaded Canada so Canada invaded the U.S., capturing considerable American territory, including Detroit City. We burned up the White House then too. That’s why it’s called the White House, because they had to paint it to hide all the scorch marks. It used to be pink before that. … You’ve got Canada to thank for that. … They don’t tell you that in your history classes do they?

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