We have different views of American history. Viet Nam was worse in terms of casualties but it wasn't this completely unnecessary and dumb.
No, I didn't get an email from you. Please re-send.
>>The Iraqi invasion has been the stupidest episode in our history. Viet Nam was nothing compared to this. At least then we thought it was a good cause and we didn't irritate the entire world in the process.
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>I can only conclude you we too young to understand what was happening from 1961-1975.
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>Just for openers, 58,000 Americans died in Vietnam and whole lot more were wounded - physically and psychologically. More bombs were dropped on Laos than were dropped in Europe in WWII. Laos had 13 miles of paved roads.
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>A conscript army and troop levels of over half a million, rules of engagement that were dunderheaded at best, and host country allies that were certainly no better than what we have in Iraq in a country with no strategic resources that affected our national security ...
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>As to thinking it was a good cause and not irritating the entire world in the process ... well, I guess you weren't a history major or reading a lot of newspapers in the 60s. There were those who weren't 100% supportive of the idea <s>
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>As to the stupidest episode in our history ... man, you *really* weren't a history major <g>
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>( did you get my email - I didn't know if the address was right ? )
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