More Truth About President Bush, Iraq, and Vietnam
Last week, I emphasized President Bush's "metaphysical" transformation in "Bush Goes to Vietnam." While acknowledging certain similarity between the war in Vietnam and the war in Iraq, I pointed out that Vietnam was not a perfect metaphor.
This time, it's real. Imagine my surprise in reading that President Bush is actually going to Vietnam! That is right, friends -- on November 17, six days after Veteran's Day, President Bush will finally go to Vietnam . . . to attend a conference!
As a Vietnam veteran, I have lamented mistakes made in that war and the failure of government officials to learn from those mistakes. In Iraq, missteps continue to be made by President Bush and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld (e.g., the use of "body counts," etc., as a way to report so-called progress). Many of us were equally troubled by an ABC News interview in which President Bush compared the growing Iraqi civil war to the 1968 Tet offensive in Vietnam.
Last week, I cried when writing about the deaths of 71 American soldiers and the reported deaths of 655,000 Iraqis as of October 19. Today, more than 90 American soldiers have been killed and the month is not over.
The real shocker was the return of Henry Kissinger who, according to Bob Woodward's new book, State of Denial, is re-fighting the Vietnam War by advising Bush and Cheney about Iraq.
Labels: Iraq
posted by Wayne Smith at 16:48
1 Comments:
People like you amaze me! Veitnam was a terrilbe political mistake that took place long before George Bush came on to the scene, how can you blame that on him too! The two presidents that got us into the was and increased our involvement were not Republican or advisors of the Bush administration. They were politician, in this case Democrats, but first they were politicians that put their political affiliations overrule their common sense. Robert McNamra was the one that messed up the war under both Democrat administration. The president that got us out us was booed and slandered; but he did get us out.
I bet there are a lot of people in Iraq that are exercizing freedom today that think that we are not near as bad as you do.
Shame on you for trying to use the pain and plight that I too went through to further your political agenda, that makes you just like the kerrys, and fondas and murthas that hate us for doing our duty.{capitols were left off of their names on purpose) I don't want anyone to go through what I am still going through today, but I will not dishonor anyone with that as an excuse. Shame on those who use our pain to make political point. McNamera was no worse than you.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
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