SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Clinton -- doomed & wagging, Japan collapses, Y2K bug, etc
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: SOROS who wrote (1129)6/6/1999 5:08:00 PM
From: Texas77  Read Replies (1) of 1151
 
Victory in Viet Nam

I am a Viet Nam Era Vet and as I watch the events in Yogoslavia unfold - I realize that we would have likely won the war in Viet Nam had we used the same tactics employed now by the UN. However - I am very grateful that we did not. If in the early days of the war we were willing to attack the North with bombings of their fuel depots, power facilities, rail, bridges - etc. etc. etc. we would have avoided the mass influx support of Northern troops to the south. We did not because we were unwilling to kill the innocent civilians that would have been victim. Well - Our new hero has gotten us past all that. Now civilian casualties are acceptable as long as we don't fill body bags with US troops. Don't get me wrong - I prefer that approach rather than killing more young soldiers - BUT - we should have never been there - and we are stirring a bees next that could lead to a much wider conflict with many more body bags than Viet Nam had. With Clinton at the helm - surely Korea and China realize that we are not likely to challenge them on anything. They must believe that we won't bomb them and they can surely see that we won't fight a ground war. It was only after far too late that we tried limited bombing of the North. The lesson that I thought we learned was that we should not have entered the conflict. Now after Clinton has done almost as much damage to our National defense as Carter did - the man is out playing with the bees. Is there no end to his stupidity!
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News