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2006-10-21 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by tipper 2006-10-21 11:30|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think Dubya's point was that the current push by the jihadis and insurgents is similar to Tet: they hope to demoralize the folks at home by showing that the fighting can go on and on. Bush knows that the Tet offensive was a military disaster for the Viet Cong (not so much for the NVA), and he's aware of the publicity angle.

So the question is, if the current fighting is a Tet, will we be smart enough to recognize it?

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-10-21 11:38|| 2006-10-21 11:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Those of us who do, need to educate those around us who may not see what's going on.

Posted by lotp 2006-10-21 11:44|| 2006-10-21 11:44|| Front Page Top

#3 This dumb MF'er. He reinforces Bush's point.

"The Vietnam war was not lost on the battlefield, but in the American media's treatment of news from the front line."

That's what's going on now with MSM. Just look at that CNN shit. And, like then, the military is being held back by incompetent civilian leadership. This is Bush's real failure. He can't communicate with the American public. He should have said at the outset that Americans were going to inflict their wrath on this enemy , wherever it was found. And, that would mean unrestricted killing of those who wish harm to Americans. He should have said that it would result in loss of American soldiers, but the real toll would be on those enemies who would be guaranteed to lose millions in population. Had he done this initially, the public could have digested it, and would have supported it. Then, results could have been achieved. Now we're back in the Viet Nam pit. The MSM is doing their best to undermine the government, and most uninformed citizens are being led. And, this election may be lost. Just like for Johnson in '68.

Posted by SpecOp35 2006-10-21 13:24|| 2006-10-21 13:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Yep it's the treasonous MSM that's the real enemy.

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-10-21 13:47|| 2006-10-21 13:47|| Front Page Top

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