The diffence between Democrats and Republicans in the War on Terror is the same between Major Reno and General Custer.
Major Reno ran away and ignored Custer’s orders to come quickly and support him.
Custer made a stand and waited for support, showing great heroism (latest researchs by the National Park Service showed 200 dead Indians on the battlefield).
Vietcongs tortured soldiers, right? After Little Bighorn, Indians took three prisoners in their village and tortured them. One of this prisoners was probably Lieut. Sturgis.
Reno had been ordered to charge the village. He disobeyed that order when he halted, dismounted and set up a skirmish line in a field south of the village [depriving himself of 20% of his firepower - horse holders]. He was driven [for want of a better word] from there to the woods along the river. When Bloody Knife had his head blown off next to, and brains splattered on, Reno, Reno lost it and “led” a route across the river and up to what is now Reno’s Hill. Most of the men in his unit were killed during that retreat, or by being left behind in the woods.
Benteen had been sent to the west, and it was to him Custer sent Giovanni Martini with the famous “Come Quick..’ note. To say Benteen moved with anything but alacrity would be an understatement. Autie reed, a civilian, and Custer’s nephew was with Benteen. He left Benteen when the latter got the written message. Autie Reed died with his uncles. Benteen stopped on the way to water his horses, and never pushed his column. When he got to Reno’s position [Custer was no more than a mile or so away at the time], Benteen stopped, and disobeying his orders, reinforced Reno. Both reused to budge from Reno Hill at the request of Lt. Weir, and even when they heard heavy firing to the north.