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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (18340)	4/27/2004 10:29:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 81568

"Comparisons of Vietnam and Iraq, two wars that could not be more different, are a case in point. The military objective in Southeast Asia was to insure a free, independent South Vietnam. We failed. And we failed for a simple reason: We couldn't prevent the North Vietnamese army from invading the South. The military objective in Iraq was to overthrow the regime of Saddam Hussein. In this, we did not fail. He's in American custody. The war is over. The mission that the U.S. military is performing in Iraq today differs significantly from its combat duties in Vietnam. The United States has legal and moral obligations as an occupying power -- establishing a legitimate government, fielding an Iraqi military and police and preventing widespread privation, sickness and disorder. These tasks are neither easy nor optional. And the notion they can be accomplished without any violence or friction is fanciful. They call this the "post-war period" for a reason. There is still some war left. There are always those who refuse to give up fascist dreams or seek to disrupt reconstruction and perhaps seize power for themselves. capitolhillblue.com