Abraham Lincoln or George Washington? (Lincoln is pro, Washington is con)

Thanks to my opponent for his...uh....brief argument...To anyone reading: I did not mean to noob-snipe this... I had been fully expecting to have an actual debate, here; in order to avoid looking like a noob-sniper, I will formulate my argument as if this was still an actual debate..CONTENTIONSC1) Military BackgroundDuring the American Revolution, George Washington used his great skill as a military strategist to win a number of important battles, most notably the Battle of Yorktown, the final battle which caused the British to surrender to the Americans, setting the stage for American independence [1]. Without George Washington, USA would never have become a country. C2) Writing the ConstitutionGeorge Washington was elected to lead the 1787 conference in which the US Constitution was written [2]. His leadership and there was central in allowing the attendees to be so successful in their hashing out of the document which would become the foundation of American government and society. George Washington played a large role in the creation of our Constitution.C3) Presidential CareerFirst of all, George Washington is the ONLY president in American history to get unanimously elected by the electoral college, and he did it not once, but twice! Such popular support clearly shows that he was one of America's best presidents [3].Not only that, but as the first US president, he had a huge responsibility; his actions basically determined the future of the country, and he did a wonderful job, with his many of his exemplary executive actions becoming precedents that would be followed by many future US presidents to come. A few examples of this include him selecting a presidential cabinet to help make his office stronger, giving the first State of the Union address, and stepping down from power himself after serving two terms [4].C4) ForesightGeorge Washington, in his 1796 farewell address demonstrated incredible foresight, predicting problems that we are now facing over 200 years later, such as the division caused by the formation of political parties and the unnecessary trouble caused by interfering in other countries' affairs. He predicted these problems and gave advice (that we never took) to avoid them in what now seems like an almost prophetic manner [5]. I rest my case..REBUTTALSR1) SufferingPro argues that the suffering Lincoln has endured makes him superior to George Washington.However, suffering is not an effective standard for judging greatness. All humans suffer; the amount of suffering they go through has nothing to do with their own abilities or skills. The fact that Abraham Lincoln has suffered proves nothing.R2) US Civil WarPro argues that Lincoln single-handedly reunited the United States after its split during the Civil War.However, this is obviously false; just because he was president during the US Civil War does not mean the country could not have been reunited without him.The victories by General Ulysses S. Grant over the Confederacy are what caused the South the have to surrender to the Union [6]. Additionally, Lincoln got assassinated before the Reconstruction process even got started, yet that was when the majority of the reunification process actually happened [7].It is very evident that, though Lincoln's leadership throughout the Civil War was great, the claim that "without Lincoln, we would still be split into two parts." is a huge over-simplification which is not at all based in reality..CONCLUSIONI have put forth two solid contentions supporting the idea that George Washington was "better" than Abraham Lincoln, as well as refuted both of Pro's points.Sources[1] http://www.americaslibrary.gov...[2] http://www.mountvernon.org...[3] http://www.history.com...[4] http://www.mountvernon.org...[5] http://avalon.law.yale.edu...[6] http://www.civilwar.org...[7] http://www.ushistory.org...