tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508594323182473801.post7873427807587162799..comments2023-10-31T07:39:03.451-07:00Comments on Lobojo's Den: Let's NOT Honor the 50th Anniversary of Vietnamdrlobojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167065726194359838noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508594323182473801.post-23087230358697880612013-03-06T09:30:41.821-08:002013-03-06T09:30:41.821-08:00The cheap shots aren't limited to Vietnam. A f...The cheap shots aren't limited to Vietnam. A friend just linked to a post about how the second Iraq war was all about Halliburton and KBR. It WAS stupid and criminal. But it was not that.<br /><br />I remember the Cold War. I don't see why it's any mystery about why Vietnam happened. I;m inclined to think we shouldn't have fought it, with my 20/20 hindsight. But looking around the region I'd say there was also no reason for the other side to have fought after the French left. Thailand is not a colony, and better off than Laos, Vietnam, and especially Cambodia. What were THEY fighting for?<br /><br />Hope all is well. TStockmannrim9988Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508594323182473801.post-10285009644299772562013-01-15T06:11:17.985-08:002013-01-15T06:11:17.985-08:00Commemoration will go ahead. Money will be made. ...Commemoration will go ahead. Money will be made. Politicians will ponificate (remember Reagan at Normandy). Perhaps a few new books will be written. VN is a part of our history, almost a continuation of WWII in Asia: related to colonialism, communism and perceptions; the focus of several<br />administrations, the end of the<br />draft and the start of the careers of later generals. We still don't know if all that was good, bad or<br />made a difference. We do know that as in every other war, fighting men<br />were performing their miserable job, there was heroism and cowardice and learning, exhaustion and a sense of pride in doing the job...and the nature of a band of brothers who shared all that. History will continue to ponder and argue the causes, policies and grand schemes and the vets will<br />join the larger band-comrades in arms who fought in all our wars.<br /> BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.com