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The sad thing is that vlad could actually make a decent case for terrorism by the revolutionaries ... against the Indians.

Washington was actually called "the town burner" by the Iroquois, and the reason why may be illustrated nicely by this letter:
http://greensleeves.typepad.com/berkshires/sullivans-expedition-against-the-iroquois/
"The inclosed letter from Major General Sullivan, and the other papers herewith transmitted, came to hand on the 6th instant. I have taken the first moment of leisure since their receipt to send them forward. I congratulate Congress on his having completed, so effectually, the destruction of the whole of the Towns and settlements, of the hostile Indians, in so short a time, and with so inconsiderable a loss in men."

Basically Washington sent Sullivan on a campaign whose sole goal was the complete and utter destruction of Indian settlements so that they could not possibly sustain themselves there, and therefore could not help the British. Maximum damage with apparently minimal loss, just what vlad said.

Since the goal was ultimately military instead of political, I wouldn't say it was "terrorism" -- however brutal the method of resource-denial or how damaging to civilians it was, terrorizing them was simply ... collateral damage. But that's the best evidence I'm aware of for vlad to try to make a case with, not this junk he's been trying. But it's also not an example of "weak vs. strong" which is also one of his criteria, so whatever.



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