Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The spoils of war

Having solved all the other problems facing Texas, this legislator has decided to demand that Mexico return a flag it won fair and square at the Alamo....

From MySanAntonio -- A Houston-area legislator is seeking the return, at least temporarily, of the only flag known to have flown at the Alamo in 1836.

State Rep. John Zerwas said the Alamo's Long Barrack Museum would be an ideal place to display the New Orleans Greys flag, which has been housed at the Museo Nacional de Historia in Mexico City.

This is about the stupidest idea I've heard in a while. Mexico kicked our butts at the Alamo and to the victor go the spoils of war. We have no right to ask for it back.
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1 comment:

  1. BillWed Mar 16, 01:34:00 PM CDT

    Asking for it temporarily to show in a museum sounds polite and respectful to me. He's not threatening to send the Texas Rangers to get it.

    We could let them hold some of the flags "Old Fuss and Feathers" captured in Mexico for parole exchange.

    Note: If you have to use a search engine for that, you will have learned some history.

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