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Choosing The Lessons Of Vietnam

Posted on Wednesday, August 22 at 17:19 by jensonj
The conflict had become very divisive at home. The pull-out was humiliating. It remains a complex and painful subject for millions of Americans. Today in Iraq the US's commitment is much smaller (about 160,000 troops) and casualties have been fewer (about 3,700 US dead). This smacks of spin, a last throw of the dice designed to pre-empt the anti-war lobby and justify the US's continued presence James Denselow, Iraq analyst The aim is to leave with heads held high much sooner. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/6958947.stm Published: 2007/08/22 15:49:36 GMT

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  1. by jensonj
    Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:24 am
    The U.S. Government forced its way into the turmoil of the collapsing colonial Vietnam in the late 50's early couple of years of the 1960's. The U.S. influence elections and set up those they wanted to govern to run in those elections which in the end the U.S. ran the Government of Vietnam. All on the justification that Communism had to be stopped at any cost or it would be on the shores of the United States of America.

    We have heard the lies, fears and the threats before and now communist Vietnam is a trading partner of the U.S. and the people of Vietnam paid the biggest price for the U.S. mistakes.

    When we look at the U.S. actions and mistakes of Vietnam then look at what is being done in Iraq and the comments and fears about the future of Iraq can we honestly say we can not see any similarity between the two?

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