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To: GST who wrote (141508)7/26/2004 4:37:03 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Yes, even Vietnam was about honor more than anything else. We got more and more drawn in, and found it difficult to extricate ourselves, to demonstrate our resolve in the fight against Communist expansion.



To: GST who wrote (141508)7/26/2004 5:15:41 PM
From: Dr. Id  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
We killed hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese as a matter of honor?

Actually, I've heard 2-3 million (at least according to McNamara in The Fog of War)