That is a low-ball cheap shot showing your ignorance of an extremely complicated time in our history. The Viet Nam war began shortly after WWII. JFK brought our involvement to to a level that got the world's attention. LBJ escalated it and in 1967 a majority of American were in favor of the war as a means to stop the advance of communism…
That is a low-ball cheap shot showing your ignorance of an extremely complicated time in our history. The Viet Nam war began shortly after WWII. JFK brought our involvement to to a level that got the world's attention. LBJ escalated it and in 1967 a majority of American were in favor of the war as a means to stop the advance of communism. There was a real fear that Asia would fall like the dominos in eastern Europe did to the Soviet Union.
It wasn't until 1968, after TET and LBJ outright lying to us about invading Cambodia, a move he thought necessary, that sentiment sharply reversed. To blame a war we chose not to win on any one man is ridiculous. Why not label Johnson, or Nixon the war criminal? It would be just as foolish to name Obama a war criminal for not ending the war in Afghanistan.
I tire of idiots trying to simplify very complex situations by assigning blame.
You made some important counterpoints but maybe don't assume OP is an idiot. When I read his post the first thing that struck me was he might be a vet who fought in those places, or is related to someone who did. If so, his perspective would be very personal and not academic, and also understandable.
You're right. That may have been a little harsh, but the war spanned the administrations of five presidents, beginning with Truman, ending with Nixon. Blaming any one man for VietNam? That's also a bit harsh.
My apologies to Raziel if I touched something sensitive.
That is a low-ball cheap shot showing your ignorance of an extremely complicated time in our history. The Viet Nam war began shortly after WWII. JFK brought our involvement to to a level that got the world's attention. LBJ escalated it and in 1967 a majority of American were in favor of the war as a means to stop the advance of communism. There was a real fear that Asia would fall like the dominos in eastern Europe did to the Soviet Union.
It wasn't until 1968, after TET and LBJ outright lying to us about invading Cambodia, a move he thought necessary, that sentiment sharply reversed. To blame a war we chose not to win on any one man is ridiculous. Why not label Johnson, or Nixon the war criminal? It would be just as foolish to name Obama a war criminal for not ending the war in Afghanistan.
I tire of idiots trying to simplify very complex situations by assigning blame.
You made some important counterpoints but maybe don't assume OP is an idiot. When I read his post the first thing that struck me was he might be a vet who fought in those places, or is related to someone who did. If so, his perspective would be very personal and not academic, and also understandable.
Same may well be true of 234.
You're right. That may have been a little harsh, but the war spanned the administrations of five presidents, beginning with Truman, ending with Nixon. Blaming any one man for VietNam? That's also a bit harsh.
My apologies to Raziel if I touched something sensitive.