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Over 30 US Troops killed in 3 days. Kennedy calls Iraq "Vietnam".
infinite59:
--- Quote from: Krayze-Eyez Killah on April 07, 2004, 03:46:55 PM ---Do some research into the reasons we fought Vietnam.
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Most citizens don't know the reasons we went to Vietnam. They still don't know the reasons. Just like most citizens don't really understand why we are in Iraq. Which is why Senetor Kennedy's comparison was appropriate.
Let me break it down and educate people with what little knowledge I have; for those interested in learning.
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Iraq
We are in Iraq primarily for oil and as a favor to Isreal.
Vietnam
We invaded Vietnam primarily to stop the spread of communism and protect U.S. economic interests in the Far East. Southeast Asia, especially Malaya and Indonesia, is the principal world source of natural rubber and tin, and a producer of petroleum and other strategically important commodities...also...Japan depended on the rice of Southeast Asia, and Communist victory there would "make it extremely difficult to prevent Japan's eventual accomodation to communism."
Trauma-san:
"Most citizens don't know the reasons we went to Vietnam. They still don't know the reasons. Just like most citizens don't really understand why we are in Iraq. Which is why Senetor Kennedy's comparison was appropriate. "
No, Senator Kennedy, has stated, the reason he said that was because of the 'quagmire' we're in there. It's not about the reasoning, he's saying, actively, that it is as violent as Vietnam. Senator Kennedy is a dumbass, and you're aligning yourself with like company.
infinite59:
--- Quote from: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times on April 07, 2004, 06:07:42 PM ---"Most citizens don't know the reasons we went to Vietnam. They still don't know the reasons. Just like most citizens don't really understand why we are in Iraq. Which is why Senetor Kennedy's comparison was appropriate. "
No, Senator Kennedy, has stated, the reason he said that was because of the 'quagmire' we're in there. It's not about the reasoning, he's saying, actively, that it is as violent as Vietnam. Senator Kennedy is a dumbass, and you're aligning yourself with like company.
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Respectfully, I disagree with you on two fronts. Because, not only is the US murky in it's reasoning for going into Iraq, but Iraq is also a quagmire, just like Vietnam. Remember, those Vietnam statistics were over an 8 year period! The number of troops injured in this war of one year is comparable to the number injured in a year of fighting in Vietnam. Something else that must be considered is that up until now, America has been fighting a minority group. The Shii'a are the majority in Iraq at 60%. Up until now the clerics have been able to keep their followers at bay. All it would take is for the most popular Shiia leader Sistani to issue a fatwa of aggression against the US occupiers; and it may become even worse than Vietnam.
King Tech Quadafi:
word, Sistani is the key here. He can move against Sadr or the States.
Woodrow:
I agree on the Sistani point...
I just don't understand the Shii'a right now... Do they have ANY sense of history? Under The British, they were doing the same shit back in the day, so the British put a Sunni "leader" in charge. If they really wanna cause trouble, why now? Why not wait untill the June 30th transfer of power to act up? It just really dosen't make any sense, and seems like they are repeating the past.
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