A few days ago, as the media’b’Allah was full of printed ‘shouts’ of “Tet! TET! TEEETTTT!!!!!,” I posted some of my thoughts on the similarities and differences of the analogy of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam and the War on Terror now. David of Third World County added to the analysis on his blog.
This morning, while scanning Town Hall, I came across this editorial from someone who comprehends the issue far better than I ever will, LtCol. Oliver North, USMC (Ret).
He was on the ground in that war, as an Marine Officer in an infantry company. I was still in High School, but we see the issue form a common view point:
The war in Vietnam wasn’t lost during “Tet ’68” no matter what Cronkite said. Rather, it was lost in the pages of America’s newspapers, on our televisions, our college campuses — and eventually in the corridors of power in Washington. We need to pray that this war isn’t lost the same way.
Amen, brother, amen!
Originally posted at: Chaotic Synaptic Activity
Absolutely. The Vietnam War was won, until Uncle Walter’s (and others’) lies, giving aid and comfort to enemies of the U.S. in time of war (for which he ought to have been tried and hanged by the neck until dead, dead, dead) convinced American political poltroons to walk off the field of a game just waiting for the clock to tick down… leaving the South Vietnamese people to suffer the wrath of an avenging North.
Despicable. Uncle Walter should go down in history with his buddies Pol Pot, Stalin and others of his ilk.