Like you Irish, I am a DAV, and am proud of my service to this great nation. In my opinion Iraq is nothing like Nam because of one distinct difference - The military is getting all the support they want from the white house to make things happen. To bad this is an election year, Kerry is really making some of our dedicated troops feel bad by associating Iraq with VN. My son is in the AF and tells me that most of the troops are worried that the American public will turn on them like they did to the VN vets, and Mr. Kerry is using that fact for political reasons.

Just some things to think about.

FDR led us into WWII, Germany never attacked us, Japan did. From 41 to 45
450,000 lives lost, avg 112,500 per year.

Truman finished that war and started the war with Korea, Korea never
attacked us. 50 to 53 55,000 lives lost avg of 18,333 per year.

JFK started Vietnam, Vietnam never attacked us.

Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. From 65 to 75 58,000 lives lost,
5,800 per year.

Clinton went to war in Bosnia w/o UN or French Consent. Bosnia never
attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Ladens head 3 times by Sudam and did
nothing.

In 2 years since 9-11, President Bush has liberated 2 countries, crushed
the Taliban, crippled the al-Quida, put nuclear inspectors in Lybia, Iran,
and North Korea w/o firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered
300,000 of his own people. We lost 600 soldiers, an avg. of 300 a year.
Bush did all of this abroad, while not allowing another terrorist attack at
home.

The democrats are saying he is the worst President ever, but . . .

It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch
Dravidian compound, that was a 51 day operation.

We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less time
than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records.

It took less time for the 3rd infantry Division and the Marines to destroy
Sadam's Medina Republican Guard than it took Teddy Kennedy to call the
police after his Olds sank at Chappaquiddick.

It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in Florida

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