>im just laying out the hard truth without all the icing ... if >more people did that I think there would be a broader base of >clear seeing people and these phony wars wouldn't have the >consituency needed to get off the ground in the first place.
i think you're right; this bullshit never should have flown. especially with the numbers of people in this country who remember vietnam.
but....that's good ol american shortsightedness for you.