A General's Honor Restored

[+Dave]

http://en.wikipedia....s_of_engagement

 

While I hate wikipedia for information, I thought this was great. I did some independent research on this years ago and still have no notes somewhere. I always thought he didnt do anything wrong and finally justice is served.

[+JediMaster]

Another military officer sacrificed on the altar of political expediency and vivisected by the media based on partial and incorrect facts.

[Slartibartfast]

Flaming politicians and the media that rules them...

[Sokol]

hmmm,

 

no intention to start a flame war, but ...

 

sure, Lavalle was a sort of scapegoat, Nixon, Laird & co. are to blame.

 

anyway: the (north-)vietnamese were defending their country, their independance and their freedom (as did the U.S. in it's own war of independence / revolution. so by any standard all of their actions were defensive by definition, whatever the methods of their defence were - radar, SAM, MiGs ...

the U.S. was the aggressor (as were the French, Japanese, British). like it or not.

 

once in a while this should be remembered.

 

sokol

[UK_Widowmaker]

hmmm,

 

no intention to start a flame war, but ...

 

sure, Lavalle was a sort of scapegoat, Nixon, Laird & co. are to blame.

 

anyway: the (north-)vietnamese were defending their country, their independance and their freedom (as did the U.S. in it's own war of independence / revolution. so by any standard all of their actions were defensive by definition, whatever the methods of their defence were - radar, SAM, MiGs ...

the U.S. was the aggressor (as were the French, Japanese, British). like it or not.

 

once in a while this should be remembered.

 

sokol

 

Good point.

 

I had a conversation the other day with a friend, about the difference between a Freedom Fighter and a Terrorist (slightly off topic perhaps)...but although it was stated that the only difference was whose side you were on..it's more than that...and the boundaries are blurred.

 

Soldiers have a job to do..and that is, whatever their government tell them to do..same as it ever was.

 

I too want to steer away from Politics, but most people agree that Nixon was a nob-end

[+Dave]

hmmm,

 

no intention to start a flame war, but ...

 

sure, Lavalle was a sort of scapegoat, Nixon, Laird & co. are to blame.

 

anyway: the (north-)vietnamese were defending their country, their independance and their freedom (as did the U.S. in it's own war of independence / revolution. so by any standard all of their actions were defensive by definition, whatever the methods of their defence were - radar, SAM, MiGs ...

the U.S. was the aggressor (as were the French, Japanese, British). like it or not.

 

once in a while this should be remembered.

 

sokol

 

Not the debate here.....has nothing to do with who started what , where. That is a subject for another debate.

[Sokol]

agree :-)

true enough