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To: Ilaine who wrote (47064)	5/26/2004 10:26:55 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793963

What on earth does "Tet 2004" mean? CB, Dont confuse him with facts or soon you will find yourself on his enemies list. 50,000 americans and i guess a million plus vietnamese died in vietnam and all those folks can do is complain that we did not fight long enough or hard enough or kill and be killed enough. Now here in iraq, they refuse to accept criticism of a war effort that did not have anywhere near enough folks to pacify the country, secure the borders, make the roads safe and protect the re-building of the infrastructure. So in one war 500k soldiers and millions of casualties werent enough and here 500K troops is too much. Very illogical. mike

To: Ilaine who wrote (47064)	5/26/2004 10:35:18 AM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793963

CB, The governing Iraqis have already made the decision that the US military will remain for an indefinite period. It just hasn't been advertised. Once, the new Iraqi government gets comfortable and the new Iraqi police/military increase their initiative to kill the bad guys we will be asked to withdraw. Not until then.

To: Ilaine who wrote (47064)	5/26/2004 10:45:50 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793963

What on earth does "Tet 2004" mean?... This ain't Vietnam. There is no significan Russian involvement. No significant Chinese involvement... No heavily armed opposing army to fight, just "shoot and scoot" insurgents and jihadis... The military did an exemplary job, and now it's time for others to do their job. Congratulations on a job well done. That was a terrific "Light at the end of the tunnel" speech. Best I've heard this year. I agree this ain't Nam, in fact, I've been strongly arguing that point with those who (like Kerry and Kennedy) have proposed that it is another Nam. I agree with your remarks that Iraq looks to be moving towards an acceptable political settlement. One of the key differences between this war and Nam is that the battlefield has expanded to include continents. You are focused on one aspect, the liberation of Iraq. The War On Terror, however, is world-wide and it has just begun. Iraq is part of the beginning not the end. I also agree with your comment that the military did well. Can we send them home soon? We may need them. Tet 2004 can happen anywhere. uw