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StephNW4Clark Donating Member (547 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 06:15 PM
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Vietnam War Terms Creep Into U.S. Debate on Iraq
Vietnam War Terms Creep Into U.S. Debate on Iraq
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By Arshad Mohammed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The language of the Vietnam war has crept into the U.S. debate on Iraq (news - web sites), with officials and pundits talking of guerrilla warfare, pacifying the country, combating insurgents and even how to leave with honor.



http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031031/pl_nm/iraq_usa_vietnam_dc_1
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dbt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 06:20 PM
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1. Who'd a thunk it?
We're in another country where we have no justification for the mission at all, the locals see us as Colonials and the folks back home are bitterly divided over an undeclared war.

Wow! How could our leaders in Washingtoon NOT have foreseen another Viet Nam? Oh yeah...

They were all too busy hiding from the FIRST one!

:eyes:
dbt
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diamond14 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 06:38 PM
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2. The Hudson Institute (radical wrong-wingers) kept Vietnam war
going for more than 14 years...

claiming that 'communism' would get us if we left...

claiming that 'leaving with honor' is the only way out...

this Hudson Institute is one of the many real radical wrong-wing religiously fanatic groups with LOTS of influence on the shrub...notice that rummy gives speaches here...kissinger is one of their biggest cheerleaders, and richard pearl, alexander haig and others are on the board...

list of 'generous supporters and friends....
http://www.hudson.org/invest/index.cfm?fuseaction=appreciation

Hudson Institute Board of Trustees....
http://www.hudson.org/learn/index.cfm?fuseaction=board_of_trustees


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bahrbearian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 06:46 PM
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3. Don't Forget "Mow them Down....Trent Lott "
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 06:54 PM
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4. Yeah, that was a nice comment of his
Wingnut wackjob...
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