[Tupelo]

How many of our best have we lost in "The War on Terror"? 10,000 plus or minus? Add these to the 57,000 lost in Vietnam and God only knows how many wounded, both mentally and physically and we probably have well over a million men and women and families irreparably damaged for nothing. Naught. Zero. Wars with no plan of winning. Wars seemingly just for the sake of war. At least in Korea, this country managed to keep South Korea from being subjugated by the North. That is worth something,. Even though we left the job unfinished. It is beyond shameful.

[rktman]

With the current ROE and no real plan, I hate seeing these youngsters getting killed and maimed. Once the “rulers” decide that they’ll stop funding these “police actions”, like VN, there’s no sense in losing any more of our troops. If ya ain’t going to win, don’t go. We are decades away from “winning” the war on terror (from the “lyin’ king”).

[frog in a pot]

At least in Korea, this country [has] managed to keep South Korea from being subjugated by the North.

Correct, but perhaps only for so long as we continue to maintain a presence. We remain in Korea, Japan and Germany and the results are clear. We left VN, of course, as we did in Iraq and those results are also clear.

The left always seems to clamor "We had no right to get involved!", "Bring the boys home!" It knows it only loses when the U.S. remains and gives the area a chance to flourish.

[defconw]

58,220 in Vietnam. They ALL count.

[Little Bill]

“Irreparably damaged for nothing. Naught. Zero.”

My whole city went to Viet Nam, everyone I knew, all my friends, most of my relatives. Most are retired and enjoying their Grand kids after mostly successful careers.

The Viet Vet as victim is BS.