Bush sells Louisiana back to the French

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At the time that the French seized it from the locals, I believe their position was that God gave them the right as evidenced by the fact that God gave them better ships and weapons. 

That said, the concept is an interesting one so lets pursue it. The American Indians were hardly a homogenous group and the boundaries between the various tribes in the area during the 18th century were not a clearly defined issue. In addition, the political geography was very different from the boundaries in the same area 100 years before. For that matter, the whole concept of land ownership and national borders was not the same as the French understood it.  In almost every case, the changes came about through military action exacted by one tribe against another.  Who then, should it be given back to? Redrawing the map for a particular date seems terribly unfair to those who lost their land before that date.  This problem is still important in the modern world.  Who should be in charge of Iraq?  It’s difficult to find a Sumerian lobby but they would clearly have a decent claim since they were there first.

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