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Originally Posted by willravel
Sorry, I misread the quote of a quote of a quote. Nixon, as a private citizen during the 1968 presidential race, sought to delay and disrupt the Paris peace talks, thereby prolonging the war in Vietnam and leading to the deaths of thousands of American soldiers and millions of Vietnamese. His actions proved tbhat he was willing to sell out his country for his political career. I consider that being a traitor.
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Vietnam wasn't lost during Nixons term, to my knowledge, and there is no overt evidence to suggest that nixon made efforts to cause americas loss, therefore, traitor would not be correct terminology. Inept, incompetent, maybe even unethically opportunistic....but not traitor.
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Originally Posted by willravel
We have solved nothing in Iraq, therfore the deaths were needless.
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Saddam Hussein is no longer in power and the new Iraqi government does not have WMD's. Two things alone that were solved. UN resolution 1441 can now be disposed of and the cease fire from 91 is no longer in effect. Two more things solved. There is no more government sanctioned oppression of a certain sect of people due to a government that is representative of its people. Thats the biggest thing resolved.