So it all comes down to the fact that Obama 'reckons' Assad did it.

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112. This sounds so Nxonian -

That although the nation could choose an easy course, (My reply, which would guarantee a decent middle income classed economy, money for superfluous items lime schools and health and safety) we are not a nation of shirkers and we will choose to do difficult things."


So the result of choosing the difficult Nixonian/Kissinger strategy for Vietnam and the US was this one:
1) six million dead, wounded or homeless Vietnamese, with a legacy of cancer and birth defects from the chemical weaponry called Agent Orange, that plagues that nation to this day. Plus 50,000 dead American service people, and another 10,000 that committed suicide within 15 years of returning home
2) At last 20 billions of dollars to pay for the war and make everyone who headed firms like Raytheon and Dow Chemical rich rich rich. (Although 20 billion wouldn't even get 100 rockets out of their wrappers and onto jet fighters in this day and age, which is why our wars cost trillions now.)

But at lest when we fought in Vietnam we were not doing it as mercenaries for Saudi nations and Israel.