The American/Mexican War- Was it Justified?

[Reenk Roink]

-How far back do territorial claims go? When does land ownership truly pass from one people to the next? Using the same arguments that the Palestinians use to justify their claim of sovereignty, we could claim that the entire area really belongs to the Canaanites (a non-semitic people) and all semites: Jews and Arabs, must vacate immediately.

Actually the Canaanites are "Semetic". Proto-Canaanite is one of the earliest examples of West Semetic language.