Leave of Absence Quotes
Response to a writer who asked him if Saudi Arabia had tried to convince Saddam Hussein to step down to avoid war in Iraq.
California was then Mexican Territory. Castro gave permission to Fremont and his troops to buy supplies and provisions but then insisted that the foreign troops leave California. Fremont did not want to be seen as being ordered about by Mexico. He ordered his men to the top of a small mountain, constructed a makeshift fort on Hawk’s Peak, and raised an American Flag at the summit. See {634736}.