- 1. Cabal of oldsters who won't listen to outside advice?
-- Check
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- 2. No understanding of ethnicities of the many locals?
-- Check
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- 3. Imposing country boundaries drawn by Europeans, not
by the locals? -- Check
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- 4. Unshakeable faith in our superior technology? -- Check
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- 5. France secretly hoping we fall on our asses? -- Check
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- 6. Russia secretly hoping we fall on our asses? -- Check
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- 7. China secretly hoping we fall on our asses? -- Check
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- 8. SecDef pushing a conflict the JCS never wanted? --
Check
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- 9. Fear we'll look bad if we back down now? -- Check
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- 10. Corrupt Texan in the White House? -- Check
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- 11. Land war in Asia? -- Check
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- 12. Right-wing unhappy with outcome of previous war?
-- Check
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- 13. Enemy easily moves in/out of neighboring countries?
-- Check
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- 14. Soldiers about to be dosed with "our own"
chemicals? -- Check
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- 15. Friendly-fire problem ignored instead of solved?
-- Check
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- 16. Anti-Americanism up sharply in Europe? -- Check
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- 17. B-52 bombers? -- Check
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- 18. Helicopters that clog up on the local dust? -- Check
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- 19. In-fighting among the branches of the military? --
Check
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- 20. Locals who cheer us by day, hate us by night? --
Check
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- 21. Local experts ignored? -- Check
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- 22. Local politicians ignored? -- Check
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- 23. Locals accustomed to conflicts lasting longer than
USA has been a
- country? -- Check
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- 24. Against advice, Prez won't raise taxes to pay for
war? -- Check
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- 25. Blue-water navy ships operating in brown water? --
Check
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- 26. Use of nukes hinted at if things don't go our way?
-- Check
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- 27. Unpopular war? -- Check
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- VIETNAM II: YOU ARE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF
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- Comment
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- From Pete Wagner
- 3-25-3
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- Let me add to the list:
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- Demoralized troops. - Check
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- Vulnerable supply lines. - Check
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- Conventional response to unconventional enemy tactics.
- Check
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- Political quagmire. - Check
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- Defense industry profits. - Check
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- Sleazy spineless politicians. - Check
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- Working class sons dying, while blue bloods watch on
TV. - Check
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- Stupidity. - Check.
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- From Allison L Ragner
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- Registration and draft reinstatement proposed -- Check
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