Watching the 11:00 news this morning and the soldier said "I believe this war will end up like Vietnam. We kill one and three pop up. We are not making headway". so there it is. The truth was told. What do the war supporters say about that?
2007-05-16 06:05:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Vietmam part2.
2007-05-16 06:08:36 · answer #1 · answered by terry l 3 · 3⤊ 8⤋
Well let me just say that I'm not a supporter of war. But I do believe war is sometimes necessary and I support our President, and our troops.
"So there it is. The truth was told." ???? One Army Sgt.'s opinion can not give us the status on this war and whether or not it's worthless. And you're just going to take his word for it? All the anti-Bush people don't believe a word he says and he's the President, and you're going to take that statement and call it the truth?
2007-05-16 06:20:30 · answer #2 · answered by krisx42 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is not nearly that simple. It is not even as simple as Nam. When we went in Viet Nam we walked into an ongoing Civil War, one that had begun long before we got there. In Iraq we created a Civil War. Now people on the right can give all kinds of good reasons for us going there, and people on the left can disagree but the plain fact is that that is no longer the point. We are there. Weather we should ever have been is water under the bridge. We created a situation where a civil war began and now we need to help these people find a solution both politically and militarily. It will not be an easy solution, but one of the only ways that American can even begin to regain its world status is to acknowledge our messes and help clean them up.
2007-05-16 06:14:11 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas G 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Hah. The "truth" was put into his mouth by careful editing of his real statement.
I've watched the media do hatchet jobs like that on lots of folks before. Get your head out of the TV and start checking the facts, bozo.
2007-05-16 07:18:08 · answer #4 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm pretty sure that's not all he said. Probably had to do with Congress not funding the war.
2007-05-16 06:19:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The SGT can have his opinion. The Jihadist are flocking to Iraq. This is a good way to get them all in one location and kill as many as we can.
2007-05-16 06:11:20 · answer #6 · answered by Matt 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
You heard the opinion of one person. That doesn't mean you have heard the truth. Why should he be any more believable than other soldiers on the front line who say we need to be there until the job is done?
2007-05-16 06:10:17 · answer #7 · answered by dbake50 2 · 8⤊ 3⤋
I say you are talking to a Sgt that doesn't have a clue as to the whole picture muchless be informed as to what is and has taken place throughout the combat theater. I have son there that is an Army Sgt too and he will tell yu just the opposite! So what do you say to that kool-aide drinker!
2007-05-16 06:10:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 4⤋
i say its pretty stupid to take the advice of a sgt on the ground. yes sgts see some things but it is the generals who see the big picture. you have to look at the big picture which a sgt does not have. ...im not going to tell you whether i agree or disagree with the war but i will say that it is poor thinking and fallacy to use some sgts opinion to tell us whether we should be in a war.
2007-05-16 06:36:35 · answer #9 · answered by sean_mchugh6 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Given your history of "editing" supposed news articles and statements, I don't believe anyone said that. As I have asked you several times before - please provide a link.
2007-05-16 07:23:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well if thats the case we need to stop smart bombing and start carpet bombing. There can only be so many of them.
2007-05-16 06:09:01 · answer #11 · answered by this_takes_awhile 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋