To: Palter
Interesting article, but McNeill makes a false claim “without mosquitoes there would be no U.S.” Even if it could be proved that mosquitoes helped, clsiming success on one factor is a bad argument.
14 posted on
10/19/2010 7:41:14 AM PDT by
driftless2
(For long-term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
To: driftless2
Agreed. Probably worse than claiming all success was due to the French.
19 posted on
10/19/2010 6:35:36 PM PDT by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: driftless2; SunkenCiv
Interesting article, but McNeill makes a false claim “without mosquitoes there would be no U.S.” Even if it could be proved that mosquitoes helped, claiming success on one factor is a bad argument. Call me crazy, but the French fleet keeping the British fleet out of the Chesapeake strikes me as tad bit more important.
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