Florida is no longer in play. Also, consider leaving

[TheReal_ND]

Remember the Maine (which we totally have no idea what happened, so it was Spain’s fault, and we definitely weren’t looking for an excuse to get little Teddy’s rocks off)

Well, they won't do that again.

Present an enticing target for a megalomaniac, while we blow up our own ship?

Proofs?

[SuburbanFarmer]

Proofs?

I’ll just refer you to the Dangerous History episode on the topic. It’s a good starting point.

Basically, it was most likely a powder magazine accident - common among those ships at the time. There were no Spanish forces in the area.

[TheReal_ND]

They left a mine in the harbor. They deserved the ass whooping we gave them.

[SuburbanFarmer]

They left a mine in the harbor. They deserved the ass whooping we gave them.

should we re-invade Germany when an old artillery shell blows up in a French farmers face?

[TheReal_ND]

We should have invaded them ten years ago