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Originally Posted by BMFMonoxide
Well...in America, I've run into many of those counter-culture geriatrics who think they ended the war by protesting and going to Neil Young concerts.
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so like, there's no links or anything quotable to back up this statement, its just broad stereotyping...
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Originally Posted by BMFMonoxide
The war did not end because America was fed up with war. That's just Hollywood fairytale bullshit. Yes...America wanted out but the powers-that-be didn't pull out for that reason. They understood that the military couldn't take the strain any longer. They found an opening to get out and they took it. Plus, the communists in SE Asia grew so powerful that victory would have only come from nuking the place. (which of course is lunacy)
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So let's see, the whole anti-war sentiment that drove the opposition to conscription had nothing to do with the strain the military was under?
Is that what you're saying?
Or has that part of your reasoning escaped your attention?
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Originally Posted by BMFMonoxide
Would the war have continued into the 1980's if the public had been more supportive???? I'm not so sure about that. In fact, any military strategist/historian would tell you that the war would have been over by 1970 if America had fought the war like they did in WW2 (the "take no prisoners no matter what the cost" approach). However, the military-industrial complex didn't want a quick war. Just like in Iraq. There are more private contractors than there are troops. Did you think they want to end the occupation when there is billions of dollars in it for them to keep it going????
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This is exactly in line with what I've said about america and the american economy being built around the need for conflict and ongoing war. Without war and conquest, the american economy would implode.
Not to mention all those killers you'd be forced to re-integrate into mainstream american society. WTF are you going to do with all those people trained to kill? Planning a major expansion of your already massive prison system?
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Originally Posted by BMFMonoxide
Sorry if I got a bit off track.
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I pushed you off track because I needed you to see how ridiculous the circle of your war is.