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To: Gen.Blather

the only recognized borders happen to be those of the 1947 UN resolution 181.

facts on the ground haven‘t changed that and aren‘t going to.


20 posted on 12/10/2017 4:40:13 PM PST by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: vooch

“facts on the ground haven‘t changed that and aren‘t going to.”

Mexico could easily say that their border includes New Mexico, Texas and California. Germany could make claims on what is today part of France. Every country you can name has, at one time, had a different border. Historic claims like tis are called irredentism. The Arabs attacked and lost. Part of the risk of attacking is that you lose. We can’t take that away from the aspect of war, since at one time or another we too have benefited from winning.

“Irredentism is any political or popular movement intended to reclaim and reoccupy a lost homeland. As such irredentism tries to justify its territorial claims on the basis of (real or imagined) historic or ethnic affiliations. It is often advocated by nationalist and pan-nationalist movements and has been a feature of identity politics, cultural, and political geography.”


21 posted on 12/10/2017 4:48:26 PM PST by Gen.Blather
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