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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic
I suspect that most American's capacity to stomach a long term battle is directly proportionate to their belief in the cause. For me, a week in Iraq would be equivalent to 50 years of fighting for our independence.
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I can understand that....but that made me think of something.
I wonder what the opinions of the French were in the 1770s. They had their own domestic issues. I wonder if they thought it worthwhile to be assisting this group of colonists thousands of miles away when only 20% of those colonists wanted freedom from England anyway. Of course, there's no way to know for sure.
The leaders of France saw the bigger picture. It wasn't so much about helping colonists half way around the world as it was about opposition to the British.
I sure am glad they helped us out and saw the bigger picture. I would guess, though, that the French probably lost more then 1700+ in 2.5 years. Again, I can't say for sure - I really don't know.