200 years.

[xoggoth]

If everybody had just sat down with a nice cup of tea, I'm sure it could all have been sorted out peacefully

Glass of vodka would have worked.

[EternalOptimist]

A CIA analysis of "…the causes and consequences of
the American failure to anticipate, perceive, and prepare for the British attack": https://www.cia.gov/library/center-f...4-June2014.pdf (PDF)

Very interesting.

At least they got a good national anthem out of the Brits though

[Troll]

A CIA analysis of "…the causes and consequences of
the American failure to anticipate, perceive, and prepare for the British attack": https://www.cia.gov/library/center-f...4-June2014.pdf (PDF)

I feel the bile rising.. to equate an Act of War (for which the Americans had declared War on GB some 2 years earlier ) with the same "without warning" sneaky underhanded attacks such as Pearl Harbour or 9/11 shows American history manipulation at its worst

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[SpontaneousOrder]

I feel the bile rising.. to equate an Act of War (for which the Americans had declared War on GB some 2 years earlier ) with the same "without warning" sneaky underhanded attacks such as Pearl Harbour or 9/11 shows American history manipulation at its worst

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Pearl Harbour was hardly any more of a surprise. FDR had deliberately baited Japan for a long time, precisely for the purpose of inducing them into starting a war.

"American history manipulation"
"sneaky underhanded"

[quackhandle]

"Status Quo Ante Bellum".

Same state as existed before the war. (Hence why I thought it was odd, both sides considered it a victory for them, but nothing really changed.)

qh

[quackhandle]

Oops.

qh

[TheFaQQer]

"In the rockets red glare"

That was the last time the American flag had the same number of stars as stripes.

[Sysman]

Oops.

qh

Teehee.

The Yanks take themselves too seriously at times.