Is a war 30 years ago the issue today?

[still_one]

Absolutely. The parallels between how we got involved in Iraq and Viet Nam are self-evident. Both were based on false information. In Viet Nam the Gulf of Tonkin was a based on a lie. In Iraq, an immenient threat from weapons of mass destruction was based on a lie. In Viet Nam we didn't understand the culture or the different factions we were fighting, and forced a government on the people. Not much different then we are doing in Iraq, only there are more factions, and most of them don't like us. In Viet Nam it took 60000 plus lives before we realized the mistake we had made. How many lives will it take in Iraq before we realize we made a mistake?

What we have essentially done in Iraq is divert our resources from the fight on terrorism to the Iraq war. We have overthrown a secular tyrant, to what eventually will become a fundamentalist Islamic state.

The Iraq war is a mistake of gigantic proportions. Too many civilians caught in the middle have been killed, and before this is over, instead of chocolates and flowers, we will have united them against us.

Thank-you Mr. bush...

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Since the next Swift Boat Liars ad

distorts Kerry's comments on Viet Nam, it might be good if some friendly 527 made an ad with Kerry's entire comments and then yours for an editorial. I think it is important for folks to know that Kerry knew what was wrong in Viet Nam and knows what's wrong with Iraq-and that blame should be placed squarely on Shrub's shoulders.

[JNelson6563]

2. You bet!

If we are busy arguing about what happened 30 years ago we aren't talking about Bush's miserable failure as a pResident the last 3.5 years are we?

:toast: Now here is a mission that they have accomplished, taking the focus off the issues we face today.

Julie