Holy crap, buddy...if you're going to talk about the War of 1812, get the facts straight. Firstly, nothing "saved Washington". It was burnt by British troops partly in retaliation for the Americans burning York (Toronto) twice, and Niagara-on-the-Lake. In fact, Niagara-on-the-Lake (or Newark as it was then known) was burnt by the Americans while withdrawing back over the border. The town was decimated, leaving the entire population to enjoy the comforts of a December blizzard. I bet many Iraqi citizens can relate, except perhaps to the blizzard. Nice to know some things don't change, even after almost 200 years.
The burning of Washington included the "Presidential Palace", or the President's residence as it was called then. Madison had to flee the city to avoid being captured. FYI, it wasn't called the White House until after it had been repainted. After burning Washington, the British headed to Baltimore, and bombarded the fort there, but it was too strong to take and the seige was lifted.
The decisive battle was not New Orleans. That happened after the Treaty of Ghent was signed, due to the time it took for ships to cross the Atlantic with the news that peace had been agreed upon. Had Britain's populace not been so sick of war after Napoleon, North America might have looked very different, since 1000's of Wellington's veterans were ready to come over.
Whoever made the comment about the American empire reminding them of the closing days of the British Empire was bang on. The arrogance is similar, and they WILL be repeating that history.
Boy you can't handle yourself......do you need your mommy to change your undies and clean your butt for you too? You make me laugh. 
