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Obama removing missile deffences from Poland and the Czech Republic Yay or Nay?
Snackbar:
Sunni believe that the caliph should be chosen by consensus (as Abu Bakr, Muhammad's father-in-law, was), while Shi'ah believe that only the family of Muhammad should be caliph.
There's several other differences between the sects, but that's the major one, and the reason the two even developed.
FlyGuy45:
--- Quote from: Inv3rted on September 19, 2009, 10:34:27 PM ---War of 1812 was fought because of British influence and presence in Canada, Intentions where to annex Canada, it is regarded as a draw. It wasn't a draw. We got our asses handed to us
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He means this because it ended in Status Quo.
Rekuddo:
If we got our Asses handed to us, we wouldn't be the United states of America right now.
The British's mission was simple and completed Defend Canada while killing American invaders.
The war more or less ended in a white peace. The Canadians/British had to return all the advances made on American soil and vice versa. America's intentions where to take Canada but failed to do so.
Kalphiter:
Yes, England tried taking over the world pretty much.
Back when Bermuda was accidentally discovered exactly 400 years ago.
Inv3rted:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington
I'd say we lost pretty badly if that happened and we didn't complete any of our objectives.