General says that the enemy has "gained support in the United States that gives him hope..."

[Tom Joad]

that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily."

Further that soldiers on the ground were "dismayed, and so am I, by recent unpatriotic acts at home."

Gen. William Westmoreland, senior U.S. commander in South Vietnam, speaking at a news conference 40 years ago this week.

Does this remind anyone else of something said more recently? Don't they come up with anything original? LBJ, a liberal democrat, was President. His escalation of this war had already killed hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese, over 7,000 GI's by that time.

Will we ever be able to create a different United States??



The quote above is part of a look back in Peace History for this week --- check this out
http://www.peacebuttons.info/E-News/thisweek.htm

[Monkeyman]

1. Yep

[saigon68]

2. Yes Bush boy and campfollower Patraeus says this Shit

All the time.

[magellan]

3. Yes very much so

...no never (politicians are great recyclers), and I sure hope so, but the fact that the country's been snookered by the same divisive propaganda and manipulative lies from 40 years ago is very disheartening in terms of ever effecting lasting change.

[BlooInBloo]

4. In a just world, a US general criticizing American citizens would be immediately relieved.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

5. Vietnam was just another corporation war

Just like Iraq. All about selling arms and goods. You want a different United States and maybe more important a different world, take down international arms dealers and destroy all nuclear weapons, only then you might have a small chance at true change.

[Old and In the Way]

6. A shame Bush and Cheney never served in Viet Nam.

The experience might have humanized them.

[sasha031]

13. did it MCCain?

[Toots]

19. Just what side did McCain serve?

:shrug:

[sasha031]

20. HE BOMBED WOMAN AND CHILDREN

AND THE BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE

[Toots]

21. He also did the enemy's wishes. He signed their papers

:shrug:

[sasha031]

28. THE ONLY ENEMIES WE HAVE ARE REPUKES AND SOME DEM'S

[Old and In the Way]

25. Evidently not.

My point being that some who actually serve in a wear can be fundamentally changed and understand the true horrors of such a conflict. They might be less inclined to use war as a convenient political option to further their domestic agenda. The George McGovern's and John Kerry's learned this lesson, obviously chickenhawks never do.

[maine_raptor]

7. I'm still waiting for some war hawk to say

that there is a "light at the end of the tunnel."

Surprised that that old chestnut ain't come out of someone's mouth yet.

[Aristus]

29. Nowadays, the phrase is "We have turned a corner".

But the effect is the same.

[babylonsister]

8. Sounds very familiar; my only minor consolation is that dimson

may be running out of ass-kissing generals sooner than LBJ did.

[unhappycamper]

9. Well said, 'Sister. n/t

[bemildred]

15. Boy does it. Denial is not just river in Egypt. nt

[bemildred]

17. But consider, it means they are officially to the point of making excuses.

And shifting blame. About 1971 or 72 in VietNam terms, I think. And we are about to the end of the calls for "one more Friedman unit" too, I think.

[formercia]

10. We won't be running out of 4 Star generals soon

All these Generals need fiefdoms to justify their existence.

[Postman]

11. Westmoreland Patriotism = Killing Brown People For Oil

n/t

F*ck you and all people like you, asshole.

[Tom Joad]

27. Oil?

[symbolman]

12. America

Love it or Leave it..

Mark Twain said that History doesn't neccessarily Repeat, but that it Rhymes.. :)

[many a good man]

14. Who was it that said....

History repeats itself the first time as tragedy and the second time as farce.

When the farce is war it is beyond tragic.

[AuntPatsy]

16. thought I heard them all, never heard that one, how fitting..thanks for sharing.

[gratuitous]

18. Game going badly? Start yelling at the refs

Blame the crowd for insufficient enthusiasm because your team couldn't hit water if it fell out of a boat. The hallmark of a lousy coach with an underachieving team. There's plenty of blame for everyone except the coach and the game plan.

[yardwork]

22. I was a child during the Vietnam war - I'm sick of this happening again

These wars are destroying our country. I'm sick of the pathetic excuses and I'm especially sick of hearing that I'm a "traitor" for exercising my responsibilities as an adult citizen of this country - responsibilities that include criticizing the government when it is wrong.

[WinkyDink]

23. And Westmoreland intends to tell Pres. Nixon about it, too! Can you say "senile"??

[Straight Shooter]

24. Unfortunately, we will probably never be able to remove the bozo gene from homo sapiens. n/t

[Forkboy]

26. If I knew my enemy was incompetent I'd be hopeful too.