I have a ton of work, so I just need to let out some steam

[andyls_soapbox]

Why do we Americans consider the Viet Minh the "good guys," but the Viet Cong the "bad guys" when they were the same people, fighting for the same thing? We never should have been in Vietnam, and we're repeating our mistakes in Iraq. Can somebody please explain to me how our nation (well half of it anyway) can be this bull headed? Sure Sadaam

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Oi!

[anonymous]

Good point. I think one of the things America is missing (or just choosing to ignore, despite body count to the contrary) is that it's only a minority of the Iraqi population that really wanted Saddam out of office in the first place. Just like (as they'd have us believe) it's only a minority of the U.S. populace that wants Dubb-ya out of the White House. Not every country's going to work under democracy...hell, just take a look in this good ol' shit water of a country for a pretty clear example of that.

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-JennVal