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Benedict Arnold where would we rank him if not for the treason?
Posted on 9/21/15 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 9/21/15 at 2:19 pm
Today is when he and his wife committed treason.
Until then he was considered a hero due to leading his men and staying to fight even though wounded.
Was he a profiteer? Most likely but was acquitted of the charges. He also was accused of using US supplies to further enhance his wealth.
I would have posted on Poli Board but it would have turned into Anti Haliburton, Bush, Obama, Clinton fight most likely.
Until then he was considered a hero due to leading his men and staying to fight even though wounded.
Was he a profiteer? Most likely but was acquitted of the charges. He also was accused of using US supplies to further enhance his wealth.
I would have posted on Poli Board but it would have turned into Anti Haliburton, Bush, Obama, Clinton fight most likely.
This post was edited on 9/21/15 at 2:20 pm
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Posted on 9/21/15 at 2:24 pm to sms151t
He would've made a hell of a politician today.
Posted on 9/21/15 at 3:13 pm to sms151t
If he hadn't committed treason, he'd have been one of our biggest revolutionary war heroes.
I still have a tad of sympathy for him. It isn't like he's the only middle aged man to lose it all because he couldn't resist the allure of a young female.
I still have a tad of sympathy for him. It isn't like he's the only middle aged man to lose it all because he couldn't resist the allure of a young female.
Posted on 9/21/15 at 3:30 pm to sms151t
He went with the side he thought would win. He chose wrong. I don't rank him anywhere among anyone.
Posted on 9/21/15 at 3:38 pm to sms151t
If Benedict dies at Saratoga, he's a national hero. Westpoint wouldn't be Westpoint, it'd be Fort Arnold.
Just goes to show that you either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain.
Just goes to show that you either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain.
Posted on 9/21/15 at 4:29 pm to sms151t
Without Benedecit Arnold we might not have had a victory at the Battle of Saratoga. Without the Battle of Saratoga, the French might have never given us the assistance we needed to win the war. And Halliburton has two "l's".
Posted on 9/21/15 at 5:50 pm to sms151t
I think his face would be on money.
Posted on 9/22/15 at 5:41 am to sms151t
Don't really see too big of a difference between Arnold and say Robert E Lee, if anything Arnold seems more sympathetic.
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