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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RJC2006 who wrote (2968)	8/24/1998 9:57:00 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

.....and how many millions of Cambodians were slaughtered, Bob, because the war protesters insisted the fight should not go beyond Vietnam's borders?.....BTW, for every boomer who decided it wasn't his fight and therefore he would either move to Canada or become a teacher, etc.(to extend his education exemption) another young American did his duty. IMO, Vietnam was one more in a series of entanglements that helped stem the tide of communism.....if there had never been a Korea or Vietnam, would communism have spread so swiftly & uncontrollably to the point that only a World War III or the use of the Hydrogen Bomb could curb its growth?......none of the lives were wasted....they all served a valiant purpose.....that said, we must keep tyrants contained so that another such tragic episode is never necessary again. Ann

To: RJC2006 who wrote (2968)	8/25/1998 9:29:00 AM
From: j_b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to 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.