Too bad. Bush and his people brought up “Vietnam”, they deserve to have it pushed back in their face. Such a blunder.
Korea? We acted in force on the border. Bush, weak on Syria and Iran who freely violate it and kill. No paybacks accept Powell/Rice every three months complaining about it and telling those countries to stop.
Japan? Island nation we forcefully occupied and forced a constitution upon. Iraq, a nation we weakly occupied so as not to scare the Bush/Rumsfeld military industrial complex supporters that more money may be put back into force levels from big ticket, high paying boondoggles like star wars part deux. Iraq, not an island but surrounded by nations that want to tear it apart in the open name of religion and ethnicity, but who really want its competitive oil production off line. Iraq, who still doesn’t have a constitution so everyone is waiting to see if we leave then grab the biggest piece of the oil pie, a greedy vain hope since their neighbors will keep them off line.
Bush mentioning Vietnam is icing on the cake.
And they're doing quite well from an economic and global commerce standpoint as a result. Took Germany quite a few years to get up and running after WWII as well. Iraq as a full functioning democratic state won't happen in a matter of a few years. But it WILL happen.
Only to people living under a rock.
The rest of us have heard the Vietnam reference from the Lefties until we could vomit.
FINALLY Bush responds.