President Obama's speech at West Point (Dec. 2) was right on mark and I believe we will rid the area of terrorist criminals in and around Afghanistan. Taking the fight to these thugs on their home turf is a good plan.We will root these cowards out and wipe them out. They won't be bombing anyone else ever again.
The part of the speech where our president compares this new deployment of our combat troops with the Vietnam War is where I have a disagreement. He said he disagrees when hearing "Afghanistan is another Vietnam." The president then gave three reasons why the two conflicts differ. I realize the president respects Vietnam Vets, but there are plenty of people who say and think that the "Nam" War was a disaster. This is a put down of the American combat troops who fought and died in the Nam.
As a Vietnam Era Vet I resent these ridiculous comments. Most of us were drafted and had no choice about assignments, but we wouldn't have it any other way and think we kicked the VC in their butts!
Since these Vietnam Era critics and doubters like this war better then the Nam why don't they sign up for this one. Maybe they'll learn that war is war no matter where it's fought and that serving your country honorably like we Nam Era Vets did is what counts.
