Democrats start a Needless War

[Rakin]

Originally Posted by NoJiveMan

Because it's convenient for right wingers, or, they have what's called "selective memory".

Yeah he really jacked up the war.

Eisenhower increased the number of US military advisors in South Vietnam to 900 men

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_...Southeast_Asia

[mwruckman]

Originally Posted by OhioRules

Bosnia, Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Serbia, etc....

All Muslim countries that Democratic presidents invaded or bombed. All in the last 20 years.

You should know that Serbs and that goes double for Serbs in Bosnia-Herzgovia and Kossovo would take tremendous offense if you called them Muslims!

[ram2]

Originally Posted by burdell

Why do you forget it was Eisenhower who began our involvement by sending 'advisors' to South Vietnam?

The US got involved in Vietnam during WW2 - when Democrats were president.

[GregW]

In the immediate post WW2 years the powers that be, mostly investment bankers and MIC supporters, told President Truman that reinstating the French Indochina Empire they lost to the Japanese was critical in preventing the French Nation from becoming Communist. As a result we bankrolled the French reinvasion of Vietnam, mostly by Foreign Legion soldiers, from 1945 to the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Then we effectively took over the war.

Supporting the French instead of aiding the indigenous leaders to repair the depredations of the Japanese occupancy was the first and most egregious error. Continuing the support of a tyrannical Catholic regime over a Buddhist land was even dumber. Eventually and 50,000 dead later, we realized our error in being there in the first place.

Given the more recent events we did not learn one damned thing except war is profitable for a few at the expense of the many. Like that is a new observation.

[crone]

While y'all are all involved in this partisan did, did not pizzing contest, the Pentagon and the CIA are planning our next invasion.

[Ankhharu]

Stupid argument because the parties switched places in the 60's. Democrats of the 60's and before do not resemble Democrats of today. In fact, Republicans were the "liberals" prior to the 60's. When LBJ sided with the Civil Rights movement, this is when the sides began to flip flop. Republicans became Democrats, vice versa. Don't believe me? Look how the south votes Red now. They are all very Republican. Read a history book and you'll find that during, before and after the civil war they were all democrats. Just another lame attempt to sling mud at "liberals". Don't fix anything guys, just keep throwing out labels and insults while our government complete's is police state agenda.