At the height of the Vietnam War there was over 500,000 troops. Over a half a million of our military was on the ground, in the air and on the waters of Vietnam. The 'objectives' of the USA could not be met then. The 'objectives' of the USA will not be met in Iraq either.
Noted: The words Korean Conflict (My Dad says there is no such thing as a conflict or a police action when American military are dying. It's a war and was a war.) or Vietnam War never roll off the lips of George Walker Bush or Richard Cheney. Those veterans and what they think just don't exist. After all if they had esteem Bush could never have defeated Kerry.
We are looking at our campaigns of the past and in WWII as Bush likes to make reference and not Vietnam or Korea we were in a world war with allies all over the continent of Europe, Asia and North Africa. We defeated an enemy with superior weaponry by sheer manpower alone as noted in Normandy. Germany had superiority over the air as well as with missiles. It was German scientists brought to the USA that designed our first rockets into space launched by NASA.
We were NOT alone in WWII. We were in Vietnam and virtually are in Iraq except the Coalition cannot go unrecognized as they have sustained losses as well and have been staunch supports of this country without batting an eye. Loyalty. A very nice capacity.
To follow. The myths we live with today and why Iraq is already settled.
