Oh I hear you 
re: your first sentence!!!!!
I'm still dealing with the fallout from yesterday from Yanks who told me that I owe my my existence as a Canadian to the United States!! They were annoyed about having to admit that the US has not won a war since ...
https://twitter.com/marksmall1973/status/1129335728905891840 …
USA has gone longest in our history w/o declared war WWII ended in 9/2/45 So: 1789-1812 (24) 1815-1849 (34) 1849-1898 (49) 1898-1917 (19) 1918-41 (24) & 1945- (74) Subst'n of military actions 4 war has been convenient 4 arms sales
