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Posted by amos dettonville on Saturday, June 02, 2007 1:11:09 PM

buckley compares iraq now to vietnam '72 - '75


a little bit from media memos ... a bit more than a typical memo:

buckley
While it is true that no historical event exactly replicates another, it is certainly the case that what happened in Vietnam in 1972-1975 bears very closely on the current situation in Iraq.

amos
of course, buckley is correct on this count - maybe the time line goes a bit further back - but one of the unspoken elements of the war in iraq has always been the following of the very successful nixon plan of "the vietnamization of the war." not all lessons learned from vietnam have been only useful to the anti-war camp. certainly, the strategy of, "as they stand up - we stand down" has been a direct lesson from this era in time buckley has pointed out.

people fail to remember that the nixon plan was working.... read the rest by clicking the title:

buckley compares iraq now to vietnam '72 - '75


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Posted by amos dettonville on Friday, June 01, 2007 9:02:21 AM
an excellent post from

The Middle East Interest


Iran’s Nukes ‘R’ Us: Fait Accompli


"Iran’s latest behaviors both domestically and internationally say it all when it comes to its nuclear program standoff with the United States and the international community: fait accompli."

i highly recommend the read ... not that  i fully agree with middle east interest's conclusions - but the unavoidable and almost unstoppable conclusion is: as pakistan and north korea have gone ... so will iran.

it is easy to pontificate ... a bit tougher to prognosticate ... but fairly impossible to prescribe a prevention that will have any tooth or claw.

this is one of the biggest stories of the day - and IMHO has been - at least since 1979 should iran be trusted with nukes.

this is the heady season of big debates and grand ideas ... while the US is still a country which has been under attack for 22 or so years.

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a few rambley links from media memos:

Libby Lied Justice Died


GOP Republicans at War Over Immigration


brit hume vs punching bag pelosi


Bubba's Women, Hilary's Ambitions


a couple of oldies from media memos:

Article provides insight into Iran



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