Fear of death has a way of focusing the mind.:)
That's why Kerry and the DemocRATS are trying their best to play down the threat:
Posted on 05/09/2004 2:01:13 PM PDT by Matchett-PI
I want to read an e-mail to you because some of you might be outraged, some of which you might be upset about this, and some of you might not be, but I want to share with you an e-mail from a woman who I think has this in perspective.
She writes, "Mr. Limbaugh, we have it all wrong. Iraq is Vietnam. And the Democrats have been warning us about it all along.
It is Vietnam because, one, like in Vietnam, we are winning the war, even though the Democrats tell us we're not.
Number two, like in Vietnam, the Iraqis want freedom, even though the Democrats tell us they don't.
Number three, like in Vietnam, the Democrats are using the media to fight the war for the enemy.
Number four, like in Vietnam, the war can be won even though Democrats tell us it can't.
Number five, like in Vietnam, the Democrats use the media and the election to cripple the military command.
Number six, like in Vietnam, the Democrats are trying to turn the country against our military.
"We've not been listening, Mr. Limbaugh. The Democrats have not been comparing Iraq to Vietnam; they've been telling us all just how they're going to fight against this war and how they're going to run this election.
Maybe we should agree with the Democrats for once and point out to the world that they have done this before, and that they are doing it again.
We need to do something about this.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Let's not be fooled by them again."
So her theory is, "Hey, let's just agree with them. Okay, we know exactly what you guys are doing, and here's what it is," instead of arguing with them about Vietnam.
They're doing exactly now what they did in Vietnam.
Fear of death has a way of focusing the mind.:)
That's why Kerry and the DemocRATS are trying their best to play down the threat:
That is misleading. Of course the left lied that it was an uprising of the people against an oppressive and corrupt government. The fact is the North Vietnam Communists created and directed the National Liberation Front, called Viet Cong by most, in 1961, I believe was the year.
Vietnam was just one of several "wars of liberation." Some were in Africa. Why Vietnam? Clearly the Communists were directing the attacks on South Vietnam. I'd have to refresh my memory of SEATO but there was that. The public was very much aware of the Soviet's aims and our worldwide confrontations. That's why it was called the Cold War.
According to James "Scotty" Reston Kennedy's humiliation by Khrushchev in Vienna in 1961 made him realize he'd have to make up for coming across as a wimp. His options were limited at the time. Berlin and Vietnam were two hot spots. At the time I thought he'd pick Africa's "wars of liberation." We all knew Khrushchev hammered JFK but Reston didn't mention all the details and the Vietnam connection until 1965.
Also, re: the American public. There was the mainstream media portrayal of the "American public" and there was us, the American public. We had no Internet and talk radio was being harassed by FCC "Fairness Doctrine" complaints threatening station owners' licenses. We were the silent majority. Never again silent!
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