"Be patient," Didn't we hear that before in Vietnam?

Answer 1

Since all that ended 17 years before you were born what's up with "We"

The 173rd AB (Sep) arrived there in 1965. By late 1967 the North had lost 2 generations of men. Vo Nguyen Giap planned his 2nd big bang and after 40 days of fighting they hauled there defeated butts back to Laos and Cambodia.

The US press declared the Victory to Gen. Giap. He later stated how people like Jane Fonda, John Kerry, other prominent Anti Wars Celebs and our press turned his military whooping into the greatest political coup that stands to this day.

By all means lets repeat that.

Answer 2

"Be patient!"
Yes. That is the correct message after the Iraq outrage. It does not suggest that after what we did (and worse) in Vietnam we need not be overtly upset over the development in Iraq. At the personal level it is OK if we feel traumatised with what we did at these places. But if we convert outselves into megalomanics like this we will be twice-cursed. We would be depriving ourselves of compassion throuh which and through which alone we can pull ourselves (and also our victims)victims from the bottomless pit of despair. It is 'We' (I am a GI) who had heaped these injustices on Vietnam and Iraq and even if as loyal troops we were bound by orders(I am not impressed by the so-called concensios people who refused to fight and quitely bowed down to the punishments inflicted) But then the recovery will start from us only.The hands that destroyed are quite capable of reconstruction. I give below extract of a blog by one of my brother-in-arms who is not only my colleague but also a brotherly soul.

And that last little part is an important reason why we must spend money and effort there. Americans are good people but that is the opposite of what is taught in so many parts of the world. Every time we do something good somewhere in the world, it helps to change the misperceptions that we are a lazy, uncaring nation living in largesse with no care for the poor.


And so often, I’m reminded of my landlord’s wife in Germany. Her generation, which were only children at the end of WWII were always the most pro-American of those I met while I was stationed there. She fondly told me about the chocolate that soldiers would give her during the occupation of their destroyed country. And I always wondered what all happened during the ride she told about her and her friend hitchhiking. She was very proud to say that it was Elvis Presley that gave her a ride.


I remembered those stories and can take pride in knowing that some day little old Afghani and Iraqi people will tell stories of the hard candy and pencils the Americans gave them. The kids are special to American Soldiers. They remind us of why we do the things we do. They remind us of our own innocent children at home. They remind us that there are innocents everywhere in the world.


And I do have to wonder how a child might react, after running home with his new pencil and that piece of candy in his mouth, when his father sits him down and teaches him how to make an IED to blow us up. It is not yet his fault that he will be taught to hate but perhaps he will be able to see the difference in that which he was taught and that which he has seen."

Answer 3

Before the Marquis of Queensberry, a boxing match could go on 70 rounds or more. Two men would toe the line. A line scratched in the center of the square. If a man could not toe the line then he lost. If a man was not unconscious he lost. If a man died.... War is like boxing in the old days. Sometimes all the finesse in the world is useless. Many times the war goes to the man who can just get back on his feet one more time than the other guy. Sometimes it is fast (look up Patton) and sometimes it is like Bastonge. You just have to hold on longer than the other guy.

Answer 4

We also heard "we're making progress". How many more men and women are going to die in Iraq - how many more children will grow up without a mother or father, and for what? Democracy? Terrorists? Here's a shot in the dark? Could it be for OIL? How dare this liar speak of the "ultimate sacrifice" as if he even cares. How can the Bush supporters be so naive and brainwashed to believe were are in Iraq to spread democracy. Did you know that Bush has said that he doesn't want the Iraqi people to start their government in debt so he is "letting" them pay the U.S. back in oil? How generous of him to go in and ravage their country and rape their people and let them pay him back with oil.

Answer 5

Yes, and you hear it thousands of other times.

When you wanted to cross the street in the middle of traffic as a kid, did you say this?

Weak argument. Don't use, "Be patient," folks. It will mean you are supporting attacking Vietnam.

Answer 6

Yes, and we kept hearing the protesters screaming "Pull out, pull out!" The protesters won. I'll let the end result speak for itself.

The word "slaughterhouse" comes to mind.

Answer 7

No, but I did hear a lot of "America, love it or leave it." I thought we had progressed as a society, but neo-cons have brought it back again. Free speech is great, as long as the neo-cons approve.

Impeach Bush Now. Before he attacks Iran.

Answer 8

There is no time limit in war. It is not a sports arena. There are no limits to overtimes. There are out of bounds and international laws and we do follow them but our enemy does not.

If you would like to put a time limit on it, you simply wish to tell the enemy how long he must fight to win.
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Answer 9

It took the republicans to clean up the Kennedy and Johnson mess
Thanks Nixon

Answer 10

we were winning in Viet Nam. We pulled out and we had the killing fields. Over one million slaughtered. Why do we want to repeat that?