I turn 71 in two weeks and have had similar thoughts. But then when we went into Iraq and Afghanistan I wondered, “What’s the end game? Will these be two more long, pointless wars? Did we learn anything from Vietnam?” Guess not.
I turn 71 in two weeks and have had similar thoughts. But then when we went into Iraq and Afghanistan I wondered, “What’s the end game? Will these be two more long, pointless wars? Did we learn anything from Vietnam?” Guess not.
What was learned from Vietnam was not to send a draftee army to fight an imperial war. The antiwar movement was fueled by the draft calls; you'll notice the large antiwar movement that exists today, when the fighting and dying only affects 1.5% of the population.
I turn 71 in two weeks and have had similar thoughts. But then when we went into Iraq and Afghanistan I wondered, “What’s the end game? Will these be two more long, pointless wars? Did we learn anything from Vietnam?” Guess not.
What was learned from Vietnam was not to send a draftee army to fight an imperial war. The antiwar movement was fueled by the draft calls; you'll notice the large antiwar movement that exists today, when the fighting and dying only affects 1.5% of the population.