Back when the military had to call McNamara for permission to engage.
In part that was because of the traitors in the Democratic party. You know, the ones who rioted and lied about soldiers every chance they had. Everything he did had to take into account attacks in Congress.
The same ones who turned a victory to a defeat by voiding the defense treaty we had with SViet gov’mt — this let the North come in and destroy what we bled for.
The same bunch who told BeijingBiden that abandoning Afghanistan was OK.
The same ones telling the world that Iran has already won.
The common thread is that these folks are commies — just like McCarthy warned us about.
With a nine hour or so delay.
Back when the military had to call McNamara for permission to engage.
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We lost Vietnam in DC.
“Margaret Thatcher once quipped you could track the decline of the
British Empire with the invention and use of the telephone. I guess
she was implying Heretofore, commanders and viceroys in the field
ran their territories free of meddling by the home office. Pretty
much the same in WWII except for the onsight meddling later in the
game as they began deciding the political ending for the war in
Europe. By the time of Korea, we had the first instance of missions
being run out of the White House which was more than expanded under
Johnson in Vietnam. The results were disasterous.”