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On Sat, 31 Oct 2015 16:08:21 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote: Back then, since, and now, I could never figure out why anyone enlisted, other than to not be tossed in the army and used up as fodder. North Vietnam was no threat to us, and the reasons why Vietnam became such a hot spot had almost everything to do with attempts to re-establish colonialism in that part of the world. It's too bad more young men and their parents didn't resist and end the catastrophe years before the war petered out. "My country, right or wrong," is the height of jingoistic stupidity. Some of us actually thought we might pay back a little by serving our country and war was not even an issue because you got your wish and the country elected that peace loving LBJ, who immediately LIED us into a war. (while I was in boot camp) It does make me wonder what would have happened if Goldwater had won. It could not have possibly been worse. Who knows, Vietnam might not have happened, the budget may have been balanced and Social Security might have been put on a track where it would be solvent now. |
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