[Temujinshordes]

This kind of micromanagement gets US warriors killed. It is founded in principles of political risk aversion rather than battlefield success. The comparison to LBJ nails it. Furthermore, the stance this administration takes vis-à-vis allies or potential allies reinforces just how dangerous it is to befriend the US. If in doubt, go back through our history of foreign affairs for the last century. Still fresh in my mind is how we abandoned our allies in Vietnam, leaving the South Vietnamese to fend for themselves and at the same time condemning our Montagnard friends to genocide at the hands of the NVA.

[Grampa Dave]

This kind of micromanagement gets US warriors killed. It is founded in principles of political risk aversion rather than battlefield success. The comparison to LBJ nails it. Furthermore, the stance this administration takes vis-à-vis allies or potential allies reinforces just how dangerous it is to befriend the US. If in doubt, go back through our history of foreign affairs for the last century. Still fresh in my mind is how we abandoned our allies in Vietnam, leaving the South Vietnamese to fend for themselves and at the same time condemning our Montagnard friends to genocide at the hands of the NVA.

The infamous photos of the last helicopter leaving the CIA complex in S. Vietnam, leaving our allies by themselves on the roof and trying to get to the roof.