--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > shempmcgurk wrote: > > The Americans spent 14 years in Vietnam fighting communism. As a > > result of the anti-War American Left's efforts, the US abandoned South > > Vietnam and the communists took over. During the 2 years immediately > > following the communists' victory, up to 4 million people of South East > > Asia were slaughtered by or as a result of the Communists, a figure far > > exceeding those that died during the entire 14 years of American > > involvement. > > > We weren't there to fight communism. That was just an excuse to get us > there so we could take over the country for its resources which belonged > to the people of Vietnam anyway.
I see. Kinda like we did with the Japanese and the Germans after WWII when we subjugated those people and took all their resources. I am really bitter that we didn't get control of that all-important rice noodle market. > They wanted the French out, us out and > their country back. Sort of like a bunch of folks back in 1776 in a > country not too far away. People died there as a result of us sticking > our nose where it didn't belong. > > Flash forward to the first Gulf War. Bush Sr. encourages the Shiites > > to resist Saddam and, at the very least, gives the impression that the > > US will back this resistance. The US stays out of Iraq and 10s of > > thousands of betrayed Shiites are slaughtered by Saddam. > > > > Current Gulf War. Almost unanimously, both houses of Congress and > > practically every member of both the Democratic and Republican Parties > > authorize the president to go to war. Now, 4 years later, the US is > > again considering cutting and running. > > > > Gee, who will be killed this time and in what numbers? > And we would be leaving not a day too soon. We should leave it up to > the people of Iraq to solve their problems. Again we have stuck our > nose where it didn't belong and again for the same reason: to get their > resources. Replace "communism" with "terrorism" for the excuse. > > Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat. Apparently > Shemp didn't do too well in history class. Probably too busy clowning off. >
