[Dead Dog]

The parallels to Tet and Hue seem uncanny. Except they aren't as well supported as the VC & NVA, they aren't being protected by our Executive Branch (only State Dept and half our Legislature), and they don't have 55K men to lose. They know they will lose this fight, they just hope to win in November

We need this fight, IMO, not only to end this war but to put the world on notice. Our 60 year old cycle or retreating from victory is over. The Marines and Islamist that die in this fight will be paying the price of Democrat ankle grabbing. God bless the Corps, to hell with the Islamists.

[Dead Dog]

....Not to preach to the choir here, but if we fail in this fight, or in November, we will lose more than this war and our young men.

[Phosgood]

I have also been thinking of the parallels to Tet and Hue offensives of 67. Hue got most of the publicity but the Tet offensive had the "truce" aspect worked into it also.
Although the carnage resulted in the defeat of the Viet Cong as an organized military force, Walter Cronkite declared our defeat in NAM on the evening news and we gave up back home.
The NVA also took horrendous casualties during TET but they won their own political war by having the native V.C. force eliminated. The force in Faluga WILL be wiped out but others in the wings(Syria and IRAN) will profit from their losses.
We need to siege this place and see who masses and comes to the rescue. Relief columns would stay outside the walls as we use the fools for bait. If they want to fight after a week or two, then go at it.

[Travis McGee]

Amen!