tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post113398582202684855..comments2008-10-13T04:38:33.976-07:00Victoria Taft, 5pm-8pm KPAM 860noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134160512860420672005-12-09T12:35:00.000-08:002005-12-09T12:35:00.000-08:002005-12-09T12:35:00.000-08:00

Anonymous, maybe you are tired of it, but there are several on the left comparing it. If you don't like us Viet Nam Veterans speaking our minds, may I refer you to the US Constitution. You see my friend, even we have freedom of speech.

Lewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422249750094117697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134145127185152832005-12-09T08:18:00.000-08:002005-12-09T08:18:00.000-08:002005-12-09T08:18:00.000-08:00

I am a little tired of hearing the Iraq War being compared to the Vietnam War. I am also tired of hearing some Vietnam Vets chiming in. Having suffered the only defeat in American history, I can imagine they are bitter. But please, let us stop re-fighting it.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134119249746925682005-12-09T01:07:00.000-08:002005-12-09T01:07:00.000-08:002005-12-09T01:07:00.000-08:00

To save space, I will spare you the endless quotes of prominent Democrats and world leaders claiming Saddam had the WMDs. If you ever wish to have a good read, may I suggest the Congressional Record of November 9, 1997 by John Kerry titled "We Must Be Firm With Saddam."Although WMDs became the presses favorite reason for the war, egged on by the adminstration, there were several other reasons

Lewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422249750094117697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134113006604525912005-12-08T23:23:00.000-08:002005-12-08T23:23:00.000-08:002005-12-08T23:23:00.000-08:00

Lew, you have what looks like a lot of great information here. Let's start with WMD, since I feel compelled that some mis-leading about the severity of the situation did occur."Were they the stockpiles assumed by the entire world? No. But, they were enough to cause a lot of deaths had they been used."I'll disagree that the "entire world" assumed that Iraq had stockpiles of WMD. Regardless, it (

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045802664461153370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134110953851690112005-12-08T22:49:00.000-08:002005-12-08T22:49:00.000-08:002005-12-08T22:49:00.000-08:00

Right on Eric. While Lew is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War, I cannot allow his last statement to stand about US troops in Bosnia. There are currently less than 250 troops in Bosnia as part of a NATO operation. At least we had broad world support for our activities in Bosnia, unlike Bush’s essentially go it alone strategy in Iraq. Oh, and what is the casualty rate in Bosnia?Please

Lewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422249750094117697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134100262516332772005-12-08T19:51:00.000-08:002005-12-08T19:51:00.000-08:002005-12-08T19:51:00.000-08:00

Right on Eric. While Lew is rewriting the history of the Vietnam War, I cannot allow his last statement to stand about US troops in Bosnia. There are currently less than 250 troops in Bosnia as part of a NATO operation. At least we had broad world support for our activities in Bosnia, unlike Bush’s essentially go it alone strategy in Iraq. Oh, and what is the casualty rate in Bosnia? The

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134099371391650762005-12-08T19:36:00.000-08:002005-12-08T19:36:00.000-08:002005-12-08T19:36:00.000-08:00

WW2 was fought on many fronts all over the world. The War on Terror is now being waged in Iraq, as the central front. It is naive to believe that terrorists were in every country, prior to the Iraq invasion, except Iraq. Saddams ties to terrorists have been documented long before Bush ever came into office and reported by the alphabet networks.Jim Thompson former governor of Illinois and member

Lewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422249750094117697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134095720046525902005-12-08T18:35:00.000-08:002005-12-08T18:35:00.000-08:002005-12-08T18:35:00.000-08:00

"One needs to stop defining success in Iraq as the absence of terrorist attacks," and a better measure of success might be that a vast majority of Iraqis "are on the side of the democratic government....The most important reason for the US invasion of Iraq, he said, was "not only about building democracy," but to defeat "extremists ' aspirations in Iraq" in order to protect "the lives of the

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02045802664461153370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134092013818042892005-12-08T17:33:00.000-08:002005-12-08T17:33:00.000-08:002005-12-08T17:33:00.000-08:00

Please name a war that went perfectly. As for making mistakes, maybe the anti-war left should look back to Viet Nam and realize just how many lives they cost then.After the resounding failure of Tet of '68, General Vo Ngyuen Giap (Commanding General of the North Vietnamese Army) was ready to negotiate a surrender, having seen his forces nearly decimated and not seeing the general uprising he

Lewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422249750094117697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134077168515918272005-12-08T13:26:00.000-08:002005-12-08T13:26:00.000-08:002005-12-08T13:26:00.000-08:00

I acknowledge that Bush is President for 3 more years. That is what scares me. Let's all unite to help him overcome his many Iraq failures with some new ideas. We may want to tone down the democracy argument as a British poll says 80% of the Iraqis want the US to leave. We certainly don't want the Iraqis to vote on that issue when we want to stay.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134073743416162872005-12-08T12:29:00.000-08:002005-12-08T12:29:00.000-08:002005-12-08T12:29:00.000-08:00

"We can’t tolerate the kind of division that currently exists in our country,” Lieberman said. "Why are we fighting among those who have the same goals?” "It’s time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge he’ll be commander-in-chief for three more years. We undermine the president’s credibility at our nation’s peril,” he warned. (Senator Joseph Lieberman, Democrat, Connecticut, 7

Lewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422249750094117697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134069480901327142005-12-08T11:18:00.000-08:002005-12-08T11:18:00.000-08:002005-12-08T11:18:00.000-08:00

No country has ever been attacked because they were strong. It was because they were weak. We attacked Iraq.If the right was as apologetic for incompetency during WW2 as they are today, Swastikas would still be all over Europe. WW2 was certainly not as screwed up as the administration’s handling of Iraq. "Strategy for Success," "Exit Strategy," and such can be summed in one word, VICTORY! But

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134030670051566392005-12-08T00:31:00.000-08:002005-12-08T00:31:00.000-08:002005-12-08T00:31:00.000-08:00

For all you brave and courageous anonymous's that feel it's all so worthless, please visit the following site. Maybe this article by a retired Navy Veteran will make sense out of it all for you.http://www.wtv-zone.com/Mary/THEWRONGARMY.HTML

Lewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422249750094117697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134015225660890262005-12-07T20:13:00.000-08:002005-12-07T20:13:00.000-08:002005-12-07T20:13:00.000-08:00

I disagree. Lew doesn't make any sense at all in this thread. The anonymous(s) have simply pointed this out.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134014096129746922005-12-07T19:54:00.000-08:002005-12-07T19:54:00.000-08:002005-12-07T19:54:00.000-08:00

Well put, Lew! Thanks for expressing my view so eloquently. And thanks for your continued support of this great country.

MAX Redlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1134011350964282602005-12-07T19:09:00.000-08:002005-12-07T19:09:00.000-08:002005-12-07T19:09:00.000-08:00

Well, Anonymous (whichever one you are)some of us are not only old enough to remember Viet Nam, but served there as well.Victory, although you may feel it is hollow, would be, to me, when we reach the level of minimizing terrorist actions to the point that a struggling democracy could stand up to it with minimal help. Just my view, mind you.The Military is all volunteer today, no one is forced to

Lewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422249750094117697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1133993870777918672005-12-07T14:17:00.000-08:002005-12-07T14:17:00.000-08:002005-12-07T14:17:00.000-08:00

No country has ever been attacked because they were strong. It was because they were weak. We attacked Iraq.If the right was as apologetic for incompetency during WW2 as they are today, Swastikas would still be all over Europe. WW2 was certainly not as screwed up as the administration’s handling of Iraq. "Strategy for Success," "Exit Strategy," and such can be summed in one word, VICTORY! But

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1133992985619268902005-12-07T14:03:00.000-08:002005-12-07T14:03:00.000-08:002005-12-07T14:03:00.000-08:00

For those of us old enough to remember Vietnam and those of us who thought that the same mistakes would not be repeated in our lifetimes, the word “victory” in the context of Iraq rings hollow.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1133992163536589232005-12-07T13:49:00.000-08:002005-12-07T13:49:00.000-08:002005-12-07T13:49:00.000-08:00

Please define victory.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1133988027030038302005-12-07T12:40:00.000-08:002005-12-07T12:40:00.000-08:002005-12-07T12:40:00.000-08:00

No country has ever been attacked because they were strong. It was because they were weak.If the left was as vocal during WW2 as they are today, Swastikas would still be all over Europe. WW2 was about as screwed up as anything can be, but by the resolve of America and her Allies, adversities were overcome and brazen tyrants defeated. "Strategy for Success," "Exit Strategy," and such can be summed

Lewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422249750094117697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945570.post-1133986320653916322005-12-07T12:12:00.000-08:002005-12-07T12:12:00.000-08:002005-12-07T12:12:00.000-08:00

Rumsfeld should have been thinking about a "strategy for success" three years ago. Too late now, Rummy! If I screwed up my job as badly as Rumsfeld screwed up his, I'd be fired. His continued employment underscores that President Bush values blind, unflinching loyalty over minimal competence.

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