Screed! Apocalypse Again Call Up The Vietnam Vets. LA Times Disses Vietnam Veterans -- Big Time!

LA Times ^ | 1/21/06 | Paul Whitefield

[InfantryMarine]

I urge you all to contact Mr. Whitefield and 'thank him" for his enlightened opinion.

PaulWhitefield@latimes.com

Apocalypse Again Call Up The Vietnam Vets.

Where else can Bush get 21,500 trained soldiers for his 'surge'?

LISTENING TO President Bush's speech on Iraq earlier this month, my first thought was: "Where the heck are we going to get 21,500 more soldiers to send to Iraq?" Our Reserves are depleted, our National Guard is worn out, our Army and Marine Corps are stretched to the limit.

Then it hit me: Re-up our Vietnam War veterans and send them.

They're trained. They're battle-hardened. Many already have post-traumatic stress disorder. Also, some have their own vehicles ­ Harleys mostly, which are cheap to run, make small targets and are highly mobile. I'll even bet that lots of these guys still have guns (you know, just in case).

OK, some vets are a bit long in the tooth (or don't have teeth ­ because of Agent Orange?). Or their eyesight isn't what it was. Or their reflexes have slowed. But with today's modern weaponry, how well do you have to see?

Too out of shape, you say? Listen, if Rocky Balboa can step back into the ring at age 60, all these Vietnam War vets need is a little boot-camp magic and they'll be good to go. I mean, who doesn't want to drop a few pounds?

Don't want geezers fighting for us? Well, let's face it, our young people have greater value right here. Most of us want to retire and collect our hard-earned Social Security, and we need those youngsters here, working and paying taxes ­ lots of taxes.

Finally, these Vietnam War guys are hungry for revenge.

[rahbert]

Ignorant and offensive. Why does he hate VN vets so much?

[LazarusMan]

Like most DemoWits, this idiot thinks it all is a big joke and anyone who has the audacity to serve must be a joke. I would love to see a guy like this taken out of his pristine white tower at the LA Times and dropped into Ramadi, Fallujah, Hit, Haditha, etc. with an M-16 and see if he still thinks it's a joke.

[rahbert]

Guess his account was pulled... The following message to was undeliverable. The reason for the problem: 5.1.0 - Unknown address error 550-'5.1.1 ... User unknown'

[Thrownatbirth]

Why does he hate VN vets so much?

He probably never met one. His screed against us has just about all the stereotypes that pass as liberal conventional wisdom these days.

Paul definitely has some inadequacy issues.

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

Tell you what, Mr. Whitefield: how 'bout you and I have us a little triathlon soon? You know: shoot, run and ride and see how you stack up. K? Man up, you liberal wuss.

TC

[saganite]

Alternatively, this jackass could volunteer to go himself. An extra added benefit is that no one would miss him when he didn't make it back.

[TADSLOS]

Whitefield is sad little man.

[Made In The USA]

What a punk.

[Americanexpat]

Hey Mr. Whitfield, I am a VN vet and I did go to Iraq (security work) and you would not make a good size pimple on my arse.

[InfantryMarine]

I think I found the mistake in the address?

You may try it this way Paul.Whitefield@latimes.com and a letter to the editor here: letters@latimes.com

One of em should get the word to the little maggot.

Thanks!

[verity]

Paul Whitefieldis a typical media puke.

[ghostrider]

This article is offensive to all America and especially to the military and veterans. How can the LA Times keep it's license to operate when it is such a blatant hate organization? Where are the Democratic protesters against hate and discrimination? Where are all the rabid liberal media voices that are so poised to attack hate organizations. Where are the "ambulance chasing" lawyers, that attack Christians for their supposed ideology of hate?

[USMCWife6869]

The LA Times doesn't give a crap about offending our military. Don't forget, these are the same people who thought that Joel Stein's Column "Warrior And Wussies" was just a laughriot all around. You know the one. The first line was "I don't support the troops."

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-stein24jan24,0,4137172.column?coll=la-news-comment-opinions

[thethirddegree]

Here is my humble e-mail contribution to the LATimes:

What a sad, insulting waste of good newsprint, ink, and “talent”.

thethirddegree

[RJS1950]

The better idea is to call up all of the draft-dodging babyboomers and others who have not yet served. They are so compassionate that they will just "love" the insurgents into submission.

[The Mayor]

What a moron....

All us Vets should show up on their doorstep riding our Harleys and carrying our M-16's..

[windcliff]

ping

[Rhiannon]

I did send an email indicating my disgust at such slime.

[ansel12]

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