Bush finally does duty in Vietnam.........still clueless

[Historic NY]

Compares Vietnam to Iraq. He declares that with time freedom will blossom. I don't think he really knows that the country is still communist but engages in free trade. The U.S. pulled out and the South Vietnamess people couldn't stand on their own two feet. The North won because they, like the ongoing insurgency in Iraq, were determined to win. Vietnams version of Freedom is not the same as ours.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061117/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

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Embracing a former enemy that remains communist but is allowing capitalism to surge, Bush opened a four-day stay here that was fueling an already raging debate over his war policy. Democrats who won control of Congress say last week's elections validate their call for U.S. troops to start coming home soon, while Bush argues — as he did again Friday — for patience with a mission he says can't be ended until Iraq can remain stable on its own.

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"It's just going to take a long period of time for the ideology that is hopeful — and that is an ideology of freedom — to overcome an ideology of hate," Bush said after having lunch at his lakeside hotel with Australian Prime Minister John Howard, whose country has been one of America's strongest allies in Iraq, Vietnam and other conflicts.

"We'll succeed," Bush added, "unless we quit."

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Huynh Tuyet, 71, a North Vietnamese veteran who had his hand blown off fighting the Americans, recalled his own lesson.

"Even though the Americans were more powerful with all their massive weapons, the main factor in war is the people," he said. "The Vietnamese people were very determined. We would not give up. That's why we won."

[Warren Stupidity]

1. I think you meant 'doody' not 'duty'. nt.