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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever?

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To: RJC2006 who wrote (2968)	8/25/1998 9:29:00 AM
From: j_b	Read Replies (1) of 13994

<<The utter reality of the problem is that most of the protestors were idealists that had absolutely no idea of how the world worked then. >> As someone who was of draft age at that time, I remember the situation being exactly as you describe. One group of people was of the "my country right or wrong" persuasion, and one group was of the opinion that we were the oppressors of the world and could do nothing right - very much socialist/communist in nature. Through good use of the media (remember that this was the first time America had seen live, or nearly live and uncensored war footage) the public was persuaded that something was different about this war, and that we were wrong to be there. This was bolstered by a military not being allowed to try to win - they had only strategic objectives, none of which were to win. Until the "war" comes to our shores (more World Trade Center type bombings), Americans will remain divided. If terrorist acts ever become somewhat common here, I think the American people will agree with your position completely. Until then, I doubt they will.

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