When I left Vietnam 40 years ago, I did not think that the U.S. would abandon the people there, but when I saw the TV footage of the NVA tanks breaking through the gates of the embassy I thought of those poor people thrown to the wolves.
I realize now that the same scenario may be happening sooner than we think.
Pray for the troops.
I wonder what will the Democrats think when Iran invades Iraq and then openly threatens the oilfields in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. We're talking possibly affecting the economies of Europe, for starters.
And for the Iraqis who voted for democracy. The thugs won't bother with reeducation camps like the North Viets did.
During the first Gulf War, IIRC, we encouraged an uprising in Iraq and said we would suppport it but we didn't. Many Iraqis were tortured and killed because they trusted us. Looks like it's going to happen again. I feel like someone has punched me in the gut. I've felt that way all day.
Carolyn