[JimSEA]

“It’s more accurate to say our country did not fulfill its commitment to South Vietnam,” he said. “By virtue of Vietnam, the U.S. held the line for 10 years and stopped the dominoes from falling.”

As a vet and a part year resident of Thailand, I can attest to his accuracy in this statement. If we had the political will, the tragedies of Laos and Cambodia as well as that of Vietnam would not have happened. As is, Thailand was strengthened as was Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. The fighting in the Philippines could have been much worse. It is sad what the three dominoes which fell have gone through and are still suffering.

[JellyJam]

All the more reason for us to never abandon Iraq.