Haven't read everything, probably got stoopid for one reason or another.
Say what you want about Lincoln. If not for his foresight there would be no "United States" as we know it today.
His goal with the civil war was to preserve the union. And the rebels struck the first blow.
He also knew he had to unite the country east to west, he pushed hard for the transcontinental railroad and made that happen.
If it wasn't for him it would be divided, just like Europe.
Image a country from sea to sea, now we just need to take over Canada, expect Quebec. They can keep that.
