[kabar]

Protesting against a war I can understand .. spitting on our troops and the way they were treated when they returned home .. That I can never understand and never will

I agree. It was the most difficult part of the War. I blame it on feckless politicians who were afraid to speak out against the treatment of the military who were just instruments in carrying out national policy. We had a draft, which meant that many service personnel were not there willingly. It was easier politically to pander to the anti-war movement. When the US left Vietnam ignominiously in 1975, morale in the military was at an alltime low and the public seemed to blame the military for losing the war--a first for America.

The voluntary military helped restore pride in service and it took Ronald Reagan to provide the resources to build a new force. We have come a long way since those dark days of 1975.

[Mo1]

I agree. It was the most difficult part of the War. I blame it on feckless politicians who were afraid to speak out against the treatment of the military who were just instruments in carrying out national policy. We had a draft, which meant that many service personnel were not there willingly. It was easier politically to pander to the anti-war movement.

I blame the politicians for telling the military how to fight a war

I blame those at home like the Clinton's and Jane Fonda on how our military was treated.

There was a draft during WWII .. there were folks that weren't thrilled to fight in that war also ... but our country never spat on the troops

I agree, Ronald Reagan helped bring honor back to our country and most of all to our military