Why do Democrats forget about the wars they started?

Question

Democrats are up in arms about Bush and the "unlawful" war in Iraq. How come they forget about Bosnia, Vietnam, and Korea?

Clinton bombed Bosnia/Serbia without UN aproval. What did Bosnia ever do to us? How were they a threat to us? (500-2000 civilians killed; Serbia claimed 3,000 civilians dead). http://www.fff.org/freedom/0101e.asp

Kennedy took us into Vietnam without UN approval. What did they ever do to us? How were they a threat to us? (58,191 US Dead, officially more than 2,200 Missing in Action).


Truman took us into Korea. Why? What did they ever do to us? How were they a threat to us? (33,741 US Dead, 4,820 US Missing in Action).

Sadly, it seems that Democrats have been war mongers far worse than Bush could ever dream of. If Bush is tried for war crimes then so should Clinton, Kennedy, and Truman. What say you? How were the Democrat wars any different?

Nice typical response, Yogi-garbage.

Answer 1

It's not terribly convenient to be a pro-war Democrat (any war). it's kind of like having Jimmy Stewart as your general, rather than a Republican John Wayne...
The only difference with this war in all honesty is the perception of purpose and the idea of trust.
In the era of Kennedy and Truman, the idea of the Commander -in-Chief being trustworthy was still impenetrable. It wasn't necessarily true that you could trust the commander, but people believed it, so it was "as good as" true. It took Nixon to shatter that belief, but it is remarkably self-repairing. there are people who, if they'd known the background to his business deals, wouldn't have trusted Bill Clinton further than they could throw him, but almost BECAUSE he'd made it to President it was taken as read that he would probably tell the truth if he could get away with it. So people backed his wars and interventions, even when they were morally dubious. then of course he turned out to have a very bizarre take on what had and had not actually happened - "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" was the nail in his political coffin. but by that time the wars had already begun.

Then came Bush. Bush only got it wrong, technically, by linking the Iraq war to terrorism, and especially weapons of mass destruction...of which, to date, not one has been found. Coming on the back of the hullabaloo surrounding his election, the Bush administration tried to sell the American people a war based on specific connections to a specific terorist organisation and findable proof of threat - the WMDs. So when it turned out that Iraq had fewer links to terrorist groups than, say, the Saudi Royal Family (personal friends of the Bush family), and no WMDs, people felt justified in saying that the war had been sold to them on a false and unfair premise.

Bottom line, you're probably right - Bush is probably not any more cynical in his warmongering than any of the Democrats you mention - or his own father, come to that. But he's the first to be called on it quite so publicly. Interesting point about Kennedy though - would be interesting to see what would have happened to the Kennedy presidency if he'd lived, and taken responsibility for Vietnam. I think perhaps the Golden Boy would have been less positively judged in his second term if he'd had one.

Answer 2

No, no, no!!! Liberals don't see a problem with that. Those statistics are all made up by the evil conservative. No democrat would do such a thing. Oh.....didn't Clinton set a time for the troops to come home from Bosnia? Aren't they STILL there? Liberals refuse to see the truth. It's all about lies with them. Lies and excuses. It'll be interesting to see how they excuse these away.

See what I mean?

Answer 3

Well, most of the Dems in the Senate voted for the war, but I guess you think that everyone against the war is automatically a Democrat for some ignorant reason. You know, it is possible to not be so close-minded as to not have to feel the need to have any political party affiliation whatsoever. There's this crazy trend going around called, 'thinking for yourself'. You should try it.

Answer 4

How can a person state that all Democrats or Republicans think the same way!!

Why can we not think for ourselves? I do! You structure the question as if every democrat wanted to go to war!! That is outrageous!

What is wrong with US!

Answer 5

You got your facts wrong, But Bush lied to get us there & to get approval. neither of those wars hurt the integrity of this Country like the Bush lie has.

Answer 6

Why do Republicans dishonestly insinuate "cut and run" when they have usually bragged about getting us out of wars started in Democratic administrations?

Answer 7

Your right!
Many former presidents have done very bad things and made many horrible mistakes.
That doesn't mean that, whether I'm dem. or rep., that I have to accept the atrocities that the current admin. has done to Americans and people arount the world!

Answer 8

good point,
the answer is simple
we are at war because we were attacked! on AMERICAN SOIL!
if you tree hugging liberals cant reconize that we need to go to war. I feel sorry for you.

Answer 9

You are such a genious....Wow! You come up with such profound questions....WOW!!! You remind me of someone....Oh wait a minute....Is that person on TV all the time.....Who says so many profound things...So profound I forget what they are....Wait a minute... What's his name Butch, Butcher, tree???? Oh, no! There goes my memory again..My memory fails me..ALAS

Answer 10

Why do you people keep bringing up the past. That was then, this is now. Is that all you got?