Read the whole story that is in this Washington Post link. And then you have to wonder if Chimpy has been residing in the same reality as the rest of us.
Is he seriously commenting that we should not have ended the Vietnam War?
First off, that's easy for him to say because he, along with the rest of the 101st Chickenhawk Division, used their family connections to avoid having to carry a M-16 during that War. It's easy to say "we need to fight this war longer" if you and yours are not at risk for paying the blood price.
Second, to imply, as he does, that "killing fields" were a natural outgrowth of the Vietnam War is either historical stupidity or willful blindness (or a combination thereof). The widening of the war into Cambodia and the toppling of the Cambodian monarchy was a direct result of Nixon's decision to widen the war. Cambodia was not a participant in the war, other than having its territory violated by the armed forces of both sides (more NVA than us).
Third, the Chimperor ignores the fact that the Pol Pot regime was deposed by the armed forces of Vietnam. Yes, those dastardly commies put a stop to the killing fields. That could have been learned by Chimpy, if only he had bothered to to a quick search on "the Google", as he puts it.
Bush is always willing to float ideas that require other people's kids to bear the burden.
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Let's see, we spent a decade in Vietnam, dropped more bombs than in WWII, lost nearly 60,000 troops, and we lost because we just weren't trying hard enough? Oh, and we took the war into Laos and Cambodia to the detriment of both. Should Iran and Syria be sweating?
Easy for Chimpy and his family to say. I didn't see any photos of his ass in the Mekong Delta or the Highlands with a M-16.
Bush is either a sociopath or an idiot.
The two choices are not exclusive.
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