tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19845528.post775674019935560604..comments2023-10-23T10:21:04.027-04:00Comments on Civil War Librarian: Off Topic Editorial--Every War Is A ChoiceRea Andrew Reddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920204153646557595noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19845528.post-34289710474071168842008-06-14T21:38:00.000-04:002008-06-14T21:38:00.000-04:00Mark, Causus belli 2x: The Star of the West incid...Mark,<BR/> Causus belli 2x: The Star of the West incident and the firing on Fort Sumter. <BR/> The editorial writer supplied general premises for the support of his arguement that starting a war is a matter of choice.<BR/> It is my opinion that Lincoln made the right decision. I gather the editorial writer believes so but doesn't the point. CWLRea Andrew Reddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920204153646557595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19845528.post-36233763001179148232008-06-12T18:30:00.000-04:002008-06-12T18:30:00.000-04:00In your comment about Lincoln making a choice to g...In your comment about Lincoln making a choice to go to war, you must recall that he (and a galvanized North) had causus belli after Confederate forces fired on an unarmed supply ship carrying provisions to Fort Sumter. In his 1st inaugural address, Lincoln made his desire to leave the South alone clear; however, this intention was rendered moot by the Confederacy's overtly hostile actMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123269564507068854noreply@blogger.com