Re: [DL] Gencon Shindig! under 21 (tongue very firmly in cheek.)

[DariusHellstrome@aol.com]

I will agree with the world war II stuff but with regard to the more modern conflics the US now has to worry about an international community which gets all whiny if we flex some muscles without inviting others in.






n a message dated 7/25/2002 6:13:30 PM Central Standard Time, dgwyn@colba.net writes:


> When was the last time the U.S. won a war against Germany *without* the help
> UK and ancillary countries? ;-) For that matter when was the last time the
> U.S. won a real war (i.e. the likes of Grenada and Panama don't count)
> without the help of U.K. and ancillary countries?  Hmm, that would be about
> the Spanish-American war, 1898.  The same for the U.K., the Falklands, 1982.
> ;-)
>     Actually, the *real* reason the drinking age in the U.S. is 21 is the
> result of the combined lobbying efforts of Canadian and Mexican border bars
> who depend on 18-20 year old American drinkers.  ;-)
>           Daniel