(It's also the flag of today's soldiers, who--like Vietnam veterans--run the risk of being abandoned by their government. President Bush is paying them too little, forcing them to work too long, and lying to them about the reasons for his decisions. One way to honor Vietnam vets is to take seriously a lesson of that war: Even as we question our leaders, we must do right by our soldiers.)
Oppie is stuck in his own Vietnam quagmire. The quagmire being that Vietnam was the left's zenith and they been bummed out ever since with being has beens.
Typical Hanoi Kerry spin!