Do you think Johnson enjoyed the Viet Nam war ? Again, I didn’t live through the 60s. But as a 23 year old. I could go over to DU and read the same comments about Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld, and even Reagan.
we are better than this
Perhaps you should just let it go. 23? You have no idea what this guy did nor are you qualified to ‘Correct’ others who do.
That isn't what you asked. You're changing the subject.
Your question was whether or not Johnson loved America. I believe Johnson loved Johnson, first and foremost.
I could go over to DU and read the same comments about Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld, and even Reagan.
Yes, you could. But they're wrong.
The important thing isn't whether or not people say bad things about someone, but whether or not those things are true.
we are better than this
Better than what, exactly? Pointing out the truth?
Then he gave our military a weapon that would not work and stuck with these weapons after he knew soldiers were dying because their weapons would jam and there wasn't enough ammunition. From Wikipedia:
"McNamara ordered the weapon be adopted unmodified, in its current configuration, for immediate issue to all services, despite receiving reports noting several deficiencies with the M16 as a service rifle, including the lack of a chrome-lined bore and chamber, the 5.56 mm projectile's instability under Arctic conditions, and the fact that large quantities of 5.56 mm ammunition required for immediate service were not available."
He treated our soldiers as if they were inconsequential pawns. Bad man indeed.
I do think a lot needs to be said about McNamara- many don’t know that he was responsible for the deaths of 500 soldiers a week during the height of the Vietnam War- and though he was the architect of the management of the war he later turned his back on the soldiers and condemned the war in support of anti-war protestors. Some piece of work this man and it surely isn’t in our children’s history books and if noone speaks out then his treachery will be lost to those who weren’t alive at the time.
Do I think Johnson enjoyed the Vietnam War? I hope he did, he started it, made a big deal of the troop build-up, made sure his wife and friends would profit from it, and micro-managed it to the point it was nearly impossible for our troops to do what they needed to do in order to win.
So many lies have been told about the Vietnam War- now let those who know speak the truth for a change.
You need to wait about 40 years to be able to tell vietnam vets how they should feel about this guy, or what they should say about him. By the way, are you a vet? If not.......STFU!
You.re 23. Pardon me while I chortle a bit.
We’ll see how much “better” you are after about 30 years of paying rat tax policy, putting up with rat bed-wetter programs and the tyranny of the minority and minorities.