Ghosts of Vietnam

Frontpage Magazine ^ | September 28, 2007 | Cinnamon Stillwell

[DakotaRed]

Ghosts of Vietnam

By Cinnamon Stillwell

FrontPageMagazine.com | 9/28/2007

In the ongoing debate over the war in Iraq and, in a larger sense, American involvement in the war on Islamic terrorism, the ghosts of the Vietnam War linger. It seems we cannot go a day without spurious comparisons to the Vietnam "quagmire" or, more accurately, the dire consequences of a premature withdrawal of troops, both then and now.

It’s even become part of the standard narrative for America’s enemies to conjure up the perceived U.S. defeat in Vietnam as proof that the same thing will happen today in Iraq.

The significance of the Vietnam War, both from a historical and a political standpoint, cannot be emphasized enough. It was the most controversial of all America’s military ventures and it led to a rupture in American society that continues to this day. If allowed to hold sway, this rupture threatens American success in Iraq and beyond.

[DakotaRed]

An excellent commentary well deserving of your read.

I would also like to say that Cinnamon is the daughter of Mara Wallis who spent more time in Viet Nam entertaining the Troops than did many of us who served there. She has produced a documentary on the entertainers, Entertaining Vietnam

[snowman1]

If you want to find out how really F#$%ed up they are about Nam, read the memoirs of Ben. Giap the head of the North Viet Army. He states we had their asses on the run until people like JFingSKERRY started their crap.

[snowman1]

There’s also the memoirs of Gen Giap, head of the North Viet army “The US had us down and out until the left wing
press and people like JFINGSKERRY started their crap.

[Frank_2001]

Good post!

[TBP]

One way in which Iraq resembles Vietnam is that our troops are winning the war on the battlefield, but the politicans back home refuse to let them win.