Guest Comment: The War of 1848 may yet be lost

By Sherman Frey

Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:28 PM MST

Those of us who are occasional history buffs may remember that it came about because of a boundary dispute with Mexico.

It ultimately resulted in the invasion of Mexico and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo which ceded the territory of what is now New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California to the United States.

Apparently this has never sat well with Mexico and the ceded territory continues to be referred to as “Occupied Mexico.â€