tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post4917537463138611099..comments2024-02-11T02:53:13.863-06:00Comments on The Other Side of My Mouth: McIlheran is a TraitorOther Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-89792018290236183042007-08-25T09:37:00.000-05:002007-08-25T09:37:00.000-05:00So much BS, so little time...1) You're right, a n...So much BS, so little time...<br><br>1) You're right, a number of Conservatives were unhappy with the war in Vietnam. But it was not just "distant land, who cares?" opposition; a good part of it was based on the way the war was prosecuted under LBJ. Reason? LBJ was playing 4-star general, putting maps on the Oval Office floor and instructing his field commanders 'where to bomb.'<br><br>Frankly, that's not how to win a friggin' war, and Conservatives reacted, intelligently--<br><br>2) The ChiComs and NVA used Cambodia as staging areas from which to strike in Vietnam. It's asinine to declare "off-limits" areas which are enemy gathering places. Thus we bombed the living shit out of the Commie Army areas in Cambodia. (Sadly, GWB hasn't taken similar steps in Syria.)<br><br>3) In fact, OTHER 'experts' state that the SVietArmy WAS able to maintain control before we left; but the Dem Congress cut off their funds after Nixon resigned. Some commentators note that Petraeus is using the same technique as did the last US commander in Vietnam; it was successful! (Westmoreland's search-and-destroy missions were not a success...)<br><br>3) It is accurate and true to state that simply pulling out of Iraq at this time would be extremely imprudent AND would expose a large number of people to extreme danger. What's wrong with that statement?<br><br>4) ALL reports, including those of Dem congresscritters, are now optimistic (but not silly about it.) ALL seem to think that with a bit more time, the job can be finished honorably. <br><br>5) Cambodia and the "education camps" imposed by the Commies in South Vietnam are, indeed, lessons.Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417114695005885320.post-49327603279208244812007-08-25T11:32:00.000-05:002007-08-25T11:32:00.000-05:00I was trying on some conservative rhetoric to see ...I was trying on some conservative rhetoric to see how it fit ... nah, don't like the style.<br><br>You know, we are in agreement that it is not feasible to remove the troops immediately. There needs to be some time. But, ultimately, it is up to Iraqis to decide if their country is worht fighting for or not. However, to use Vietnam as a template and blame Dems is pathetic and BS.<br><br>Yes, it is asinine. Too bad it was done so wrongly and illegally and ultimately, did more to encourage the rise of the Khmer Rouge than anything else ... similar to the rise of insurgency and al-Qaeda in Iraq.<br><br>FYI: Bomb the shit out of Syria? I'm stunned at your lack of geo-political expertise. That would merely inflame the region more.<br><br>Well, I guess we're relegated to dueling experts. There is nothing to suggest in the accurate history of Vietnam that the ARVN were capable.Other Sidenoreply@blogger.com