[RLK]

It was justified. The communists brutally killed and tortured tens of thousands of villagers to destabilize rhe countr. It as an easy war to win. The reason we lost is because we had playboys, idiots, and subversives in government undercutting the military effort. Playboy Kennedy had Diem killed for no good reason. McNamara was a leftist subcersive who is described as a admiror of socialist presidential candidate Norman Thomas in his own book. By 68 the situation was nearly unrecoverable.

[stuartcr]

I guess under ideal conditions, any war is easy to win. We didn't have ideal conditions, as you stated. The reason we lost, is because that's the way it was. I think it is more realistic to plan with what one has, than with what one wants.