Bush Will Liken Vietnam, Iraq (How would he know?) Warning Democrats Not To Repeat Errors

[babylonsister]

Bush Will Liken Vietnam, Iraq
Warning Democrats Not To Repeat Errors

By ELI LAKE
Staff Reporter of the Sun
August 22, 2007


WASHINGTON — President Bush, opening a new theme in support of sticking with the battle of Iraq, will today bluntly warn the Democrats against committing the errors of Vietnam — where America's withdrawal precipitated a communist-led bloodbath.

In Kansas City, before the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mr. Bush will deliver a speech that embraces the one war most historians say America lost. Recalling the arguments of those that sought to end the war for Saigon, the speech prepared for Mr. Bush will warn, "Then as now, people argued that the real problem was America's presence and that if we would just withdraw, the killing would end," according to excerpts of the speech released last night by the White House.

After quoting one anti-war senator at the time who asked what difference it would make which side won the war for Vietnam, the president will conclude: "One unmistakable legacy of Vietnam is that the price of America's withdrawal was paid by millions of innocent citizens whose agonies would add to our vocabulary new terms like ‘boat people,' ‘re-education camps,' and ‘killing fields.'"

The speech also will refer to World War II, saying, "The question now before us comes down to this: Will today's generation of Americans resist the deceptive allure of retreat — and do in the Middle East what veterans in this room did in Asia?"

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[bryant69]

1. This should be interesting

I guess Bush has decided to preach to the choir - the congregation has long since gone to other parishes.

Bryant
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[BeyondGeography]

2. The words for Vietnam today are "friend," "Westernized" and "trading partner"

None of which would be true if we had turned a hopeless 15-year military campaign into a hopeless 25-year military campaign.

[Solly Mack]

3. It's not a new theme with Bush Inc - they're just being more open with it

using more direct language

I've pointed out how they are re-fighting Vietnam before.

[shain from kane]

4. Redeem Richard Nixon and all will be right with the world? Has Bush* been listening to Henry

Kissinger again?

[bdamomma]

5. I bet John Kerry will have some choice words for * on this subject.