Friday, August 26, 2005

The Parallels Are Uncanny

Succinct letter to the editor in response to this WSJ article:

No Vietnam Quagmire.
Art Fougner - Flushing, N.Y.

Iraq is just like Vietnam except: We occupy Hanoi. We've captured Ho Chi Minh. The North Vietnamese have just held a free and democratic election. The North Vietnamese are working on a new constitution. Yes, Iraq is just like Vietnam.

2 comments:

Grumpy Old Man said...

And there aren't two hostile nuclear powers supplying weapons and other supplies to the hostiles.

There are parallels, though. Now, as then, there are a bunch of academic and media airheads attacking the Administration ceaselessly. And the Gummint, instead of rallying the country, is doing little to make the public understand we are in a war, and sacrifice, courage and discipline are in order.

Matteo said...

And due to the Gummint not doing enough to rally the country, many people answer "no" when a pollster asks them if they approve of Bush's handling of the war. Which causes the liberals to interpret this as a peacenik sentiment (funny that the poll questions never try to break down the reasons people say they disapprove. I guess they just don't want to know). Which causes the liberals to pour themselves another generous cup of political Kool-Aid. Ah, well.