Do you think the US should invade Iran?

[gilliam]

jdnation:

Sorry to ‘ramble,’ so you seem pretty satisfied with the recent news. Hopefully it’s a good sign, but let’s not get too excited or it will be deja vu all over again…

“United States officials were surprised and heartened today at the size of turnout in South Vietnam’s presidential election despite a Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt the voting. According to reports from Saigon, 83 percent of the 5.85 million registered voters cast their ballots yesterday. Many of them risked reprisals threatened by the Vietcong. A successful election has long been seen as the keystone in President Johnson’s policy of encouraging the growth of constitutional processes in South Vietnam.”

– Peter Grose, ‘U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote,’ The New York Times, Sept 4, 1967, page 2.

Believe it or not, it was a very different situation, and not unexpected like in Iraq. No, Iraq is not Vietnam. But then again, thanks to people like Cronkite and Kerry we abandoned Vietnam, didn’t we?

 

[Kevin_Walker]

Peacemonger:

Actually, what’s really funny (sad) is the way conservatives have their “Just War” rubber stamp in hand ready to anoint any war America is involved in as just, holy… the work of God himself.

The terrorist attack against the twin towers, the pentagon, and against U.S. postal workers is all the “rubber stamp” I need to recognize a just war.

 

[FightingFat]

Oh yeah, Osama Bin Laden, remember him?

Now whatever happened to him??

 

[Norwich]

gilliam:

I think you will find the Bush is pretty transparent. He says what he thinks and does what he says.

That probably explains why he needs such good script writers.

 

[Kevin_Walker]

FightingFat:

Oh yeah, Osama Bin Laden, remember him?

Now whatever happened to him??

He’s being used as a pawn against any country foolish enough to harbor him.