Mr Lee Posted November 8, 2009 Posted November 8, 2009 Interesting read and while I hate war of any type and I cannot understand why everyone in the world cannot learn to live and let live, yet wars where a country is attacked do give them the right to defend themselves and their allies the right to assist. I am not saying this or any war was correct to get into, I am just stating my viewpoint. Unraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes."Is there anything we learned in Vietnam that we can apply to Afghanistan?" Karnow's reply was just as simple: "The main thing I learned is that we never should have been there in the first place."The mysteries of the Vietnam war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) "Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece. Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship.""...the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."- Hermann Göring Nuremberg Diary (1947). Edited November 9, 2009 by M.Morey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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