Originally posted by SOC
Profound thought for the day (think I had this one before, but anyway)-Vietnam: definitely not a win. Korea: definitely not a win, hell it’s still technically a war just under a ceasefire agreement. That makes us 0 for 2 in wars against Communist countries…

I would respectfully disagree to a point! First the Korean War. The US was unable to end the conflict without fear of escalating it to a all out nuclear war with China. Which, I believe most here would agree was a better choice! The US and her Allies did not push the North Koreans nor the Chinese out of the Country. On the other the same could be said of the reserve with US & its Allies in the South. If, the US didn’t win the war. It surely has won a moral victory with the freedom and posperity of the South (Korea) vs the North (Korea). Democracy has been proven the better choice………the North will fall its only a matter of time! Second Vietnam I have to agree that was not a win either strategically or morally. I believe the US had good intention at the start. But, in the end supported a crooked South Vietnamese Goverment. The Vietnamese had been ruled by others (i.e. French, Japanese,etc.) for years and didn’t care who you were. They just wanted to be left alone! On the other hand you must take the whole conflict in the context of the Cold War………..

So, in the end I would call it a BIG win with the fall of the Soviet Union, a tie in Korea, and a loss in Vietnam! Thought, in the end I believe both Korea and Vietnam will come Democratic in the end. Which, for the US would be a win for everybody……..

As for WMDs in Iraq, MiG-25s are bigger than barrels of anthrax. We didn’t exactly fall all over the buried jets right off either. The theory being floated that the WMDs may have been shipped off to Syria before the war is interesting in a whole new light-Israel may not want to go around dropping too many more high explosives down holes over there…

As for WMD the whole world thought he had some right up to the start of the war! The UN did and so did the French and the Germans. (and just about everyone else) He couldn’t account for the weapons he had before the UN inspectors were thrown out back in 1998. So, who in there right mind would believe him now? I think they will show up or that he passed them on to Syria……