"CQScanman" wrote in message
"Stinger" wrote in message

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What do you mean didn't try to win it? You stupid sonofabitch. Where'd
you pick up that useless piece of information? Recite your little
schpeel to the thousands of GI's wounded in Nam and the thousands more
with psychological scars. They'd kick your little faggot white bread
ass back to you higher institute of learning they never got to go to
because they were forced to ship out 2 months after graduating high
school.

The men who were there know what happened!
With civilians directing the operations who were
more intent on body count that control of a territory.
Take if one day, stop, do a body count,
retake the same territory tomorrow.

My brother (a Marine) spent two terms in 'nam!
I bet him the policy was to maintain a status quo,
not victory, He argued that our military could kick
their butts. I agreed and pointed out that the Military
was not given the go ahead to act in a reasonable military manner,
it was all politics! After he returned, he bought me a steak dinner.
(I provided him a house while he finished at the University)

Your language and manners need mending sir!

--and giving credence to a knee-jerk anti-war movement that persists
(though times have changed) to this day.

What in the **** are you talking about? You weren't even alive during
Nam little fella. If it wasn't for that anti war movement we would
still be pumping lives and money into Vietnam and you'd be dead right
now because as soon as you were 18 they would have shipped your ass
over there and then shipped it back in a body bag 6 months later.

Better to keep your mouth shut then to let everyone know how clueless
you are.

You should take our own advice!

I am Not a "Little Fella" and I DO know what I am talking about!
The Anti war movement attacked the Veterans when they returned
and ridiculed them.
Demonstrators and draft dodgers were uniformly COWARDS!

No, demonstrators assured defeat, and the deaths of thousands of
Vietnamese who didn't get out!

Three men in my Brothers outfit died in the fighting.
Many more suffered from the drugs made so plentiful for them to
fight the depression of the conditions they were forced to be in.

One Marine squad on a flanking patrol destroyed an entire
Vietcong infantry company in twenty minute fire fight.
All the Marines involved were wounded, seven of the nine died of their
wounds.
I personally knew one of the survivors He is now a police officer.
That squad killed 135 of the enemy.

Politicians should never be allowed near a battle field unless in Chains!