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Originally Posted by boatin
Since this is virtually identical to the rhetoric of the right during the Vietnam war, can I assume that you think we should have kept fighting in that 'war'? Was it those pesky peace-niks that ruined it back then, too?
If you believe that, I'll at least have respect for you having consistent logic. Was it the protesters that lost us that war? I'm thinking history has already turned in a different verdict, but I'm curious about your take. Or if you think this situation is different.
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I think that partially, it was protesters who undercut our efforts in the Vietnam war. The press coverage of that war seemed quite negative from the onset, and helped contribute to the horrible morale that was often found in Vietnam. Had there been the same anti-war movements in WWII or the Korean war, I feel America's involvement in those would have been much less successful. The constant protests and negative press doesn't allow the country to fight a war how it should be-quick and dirty.