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>Genocide of the Indians? Killing yes, but was there a deliberate attempt to try to kill them all? Ordered by the government? I realize that the Indians have been dealt with in an unjustful way, but isn't calling it genocide a little bit too 'easy'?!

The destruction of the indian nations was at that time an objective and a military one as well. But I disagree with placing blame on subsequent generations for things done hundreds of years ago. That makes no sense to me. Blame must go to the ones who commited the crime, not to those who came after, and even then consideration must be given in the context of the times.