If Lincoln had been a robot....

I accept the rules to this debate. I will try to incorporate choices 4 and 5 into my argument. 4) if he were a robot in would indicate a extra-terrestrial presence as well.... 5) the war would come out the same way, Lincoln may have been a robot for real.... --- I agree that the North did not have a reason to create a robot because they had the real thing on their side. But I have to dissent to the assertion that the south could have created a robot Lincoln. I instead think it the work of Britain in cooperation with Extra-Terrestrials. I will first build my case then go over my opponent's case. The South lacked funds to create anything of quality. http://history.howstuffworks.com... says: "The great weaknesses of the Confederate States were lack of industry and lack of money. There were few factories that could produce the materials of war. Imports supplied necessities for a time, but the tightening blockade reduced this source year by year. With exports cut off, the Confederate government had to print paper money and bonds without gold or silver to back them. This money rapidly declined in value as the fortunes of the army waned, and toward the end of the war became almost worthless." More on this as it pertains to my opponent's argument later. Britain also had reason to have interest in the outcome of the war. The United States of America was the first big secession from their nation, which hurts their ego while trying to defend their position as the dominant nation in the world at the time. (I will present my case as a recap of what occurred) Now they were beginning to see the United States of America as a real threat to their power. If they could topple the US early before it had caught up then their position would be spared. But they could not just invade the United States because it had ties to various European Nations so all out invasion would lead to World War and bring their own downfall. Hints at this arose during the war of 1812, this war technically ended as a stalemate. But one war in particular, the battle for New Orleans, had shown that the one in power during that battle was not Britain. The war of 1812 officially ended on 24 December 1814. The battle for New Orleans went from December 23, 1814 to January 26, 1815. The end result was a complete domination of British forces by the Americans. The treaty had been signed before this historic battle and therefore had no influence from it. Britain realized that had the treaty been worked out a few months later it would have been a win for the US. Then the Southern States began to secede from the Union. This was a prime opportunity to bring down that nation. If the South could win then it would take a while for it to rebuild after the war thus effectively eliminating any real threat to Britain. At first they claimed a position of Neutrality as a faï¿½ade, but secretly supported the South through much of the war. Evidence of this include but is not limited to: 1) In the British shipyard, John Laird and Sons, two warships were created and given to the confederacy. This includes the infamous CSS Alabama. Though a single example of a small contribution it makes a difference, the reason for such small gifts is to hopefully go under the radar. 2) In 1862 rumors flew around saying the Britain was going to recognize the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. 3) The Trent Affair, in which Americans stopped a British vessel in 1861 and took two Confederate diplomats, James Mason and John Slidell. The envoys were bound for the Britain and France to press the Confederacy's case for diplomatic recognition by Europe. This later arose as an issue that England had against the US, fueling fear of eminent American dominance and a political reason to favor the South. Britain's help in the South began to become noticed (hence the rumors stated above). Lincoln (still human at this time) wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, claiming that the war was over the issue of slavery (which it had not been up to this point). Britain could then not meddle with the American Civil War as they had passed laws against Slavery, so favoring the side for slavery would become hypocritical, it you will. By this point an extra-terrestrial species from a planet in the Alpha Draconis (also known as Thuban) system had been communicating with high British government officials. Meetings were often held at Stonehenge, (an ancient sight secretly known for ritual rendezvous with the ‘gods' now recognized as mortal extra-terrestrial life). It was with the help of these ETs that Britain created the Earth's first robot and replaced Lincoln with it (at about the same time as Lee's surrender). Why did the ETs help? They wanted something in return. Intergalactic law states that abduction for any reason may only be conducted with consent. Britain's side of the deal was that Lincoln would write an executive order allowing Extra-Terrestrials to legally abduct any US citizen. In the event that the South wins similar laws would be passed in secret (it is mostly agreed upon by experts of today that Britain and CSA had secret treaties which would have forced this action). --- Now that Britain was controlling both sides, they could assure victory for the South. Though Lee had just surrendered, the war was far from over. But a small yet powerful group called the Illuminati Americana realized what was going on. The union would soon fall if the imposter Lincoln were allowed to remain. A conspiracy was soon fabricated to have the robot Lincoln destroyed under the guise of assassination. John Wilkes Booth came in and destroyed the robot with a simple shot to the head (the memory chip and vital remote controlled devise were located here) and the fled Ford's Theatre. Federal troops began a chase after him, once finding him he was freed and false reports of his death were submitted. (they burned down a barn claiming Booth was inside). --- So now, the US had control of itself again (through Lincoln's VP Andrew Johnson). The US quickly won the war after that. But the executive order was never repealed thus allowing the Extra-Terrestrials to continue to abduct US citizens. The US saw great potential with an alliance with an alien species. This is why more abduction claims occur in the US than in any other country. The rest, as you know, is history. Now to my opponent's claims: 1) Though the South was very innovative during the Civil War, they failed a multitude of times due to errors and lack of funds. The example of the C.S.S. Hunley was brought up. I would like to point out that the C.S.S. Hunley was destroyed during its first and only mission. The Iron Clad; well, both the North and South created one. The South's was really only a regular ship with metal covering it, while the North's was actually a new design completely: There is a picture of the CSS Virginia (Merrimac) (Top) and the USS Monitor for your comparison: http://www.history.navy.mil... 2) I have shown that even if the South had motivation that they could not have created something that complex due to lack of funds. But Britain (which could easily afford it) had motivation as well. - - - I thank the instigator and any nonparticipant for reading this. I eagerly await rebuttal.