[”Holbrooke praises the communist Vietcong, who killed over 58,000 of our young troops...”]
Do I need to add anything?
Yeah, you can read the following excerpt from the President's 5th Anniversary 9-11 Address to the Nation:
Our enemies in Iraq are tough and they are committed
Then you can explain how the concept that acknowledging the strengths of one's enemies isn't the same as praising them managed to elude that big brain of yours.
Duh.