Sunday, February 11, 2007

Iraq/Vietnam: Some thoughts

These thoughts are from a combat Vietnam Veteran. There are some similarities between Vietnam and Iraq. In the jungle of Vietnam there was no clear battle front line, nor is there a clear battle line in Iraq. You don't know who the enemy is until you are attacked. The most important question in both wars,what is a win? What is America's expectation of a winning a war? America's involvement in Korea and Vietnam spilt those countries into two nations. We fought to compromise. In the World Wars there was clarity, there was a battle front and the claiming of territory was a win. In Iraq we now have to accept that just getting out is a win? We know that premature mission accomplished is not winning a war. America needs a clear statement of why and what is a win when going to war.
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  1. RoseCovered GlassesFebruary 11, 2007 at 8:53 AM

    I am a 2 tour Vietnam Veteran who recently retired after 36 years of working in the Defense Industrial Complex on many of the weapons systems being used by our forces as we speak.

    We have bought into the Military Industrial Complex (MIC) ever since we took on Russia in the Cold WAR.

    Through a combination of public apathy and threats by the MIC we have let the SYSTEM get too large. It is now a SYSTEMIC problem and the SYSTEM is out of control.

    There is no conspiracy. The SYSTEM has gotten so big that those who make it up and run it day to day in industry and government simply are perpetuating their existance.

    The politicians rely on them for details and recommendations because they cannot possibly grasp the nuances of the environment and the BIG SYSTEM.

    So, the system has to go bust and then be re-scaled, fixed and re-designed to run efficiently and prudently, just like any other big machine that runs poorly or becomes obsolete or dangerous.

    This situation will right itself through trauma. I see a government ENRON on the horizon, with an associated house cleaning.

    The next president will come and go along with his appointees and politicos. The event to watch is the collapse of the MIC.

    Vietnam and Iraq are exactly alike in terms of WHY WE WERE THERE

    For more details see

    http://rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com/2006/11/odyssey-of-armaments.html

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