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“...of Hungary 1956, Czechoslovakia 1968, or South Vietnam 1975.”

Or Irag 2009, if Barry is elected.

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Or Irag 2009, if Barry is elected.

Thanks for that addition.
You get the point of my posts.

Timing is everything.
And places like Hungary and Czechoslovakia over-estimated the
will for America to match her words of friendship and support
in "crunch time".