Re: Kennedy In The Cuban Missile Crisis

"William Black" <william.black@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> He's said he isn't going to run away in Iraq or Afghanistan.
>>>
>>> That'll do for me...
>>>
>>
>> yeah double down on a losing hand.
>>
>> and don't equate iraq with afghanistan.
>> nobody has ever doubted af-g-stan was thr right move.
>> iraq is a wrong diversion.
>>
>
> That doesn't matter now.
>
> What matters is that the USA MUST not be seen as a country that was 
> defeated by a gang of fanatics in bed sheets with nothing but
Kalashnikovs 
> and their faith.
>
> Because I don't want to live in a world where fanatics in bed sheets
beat 
> the major powers.
>
> The USA doesn't have to win,  but they do have to stay in the game.
>
> Because once they're out of the game,  they're out for at least a 
> generation.
>
> -- 
> William Black

 so we need to keep the war going to show we're tough. i think i remrmber 
that from the viet nam war.
you don't fight wars to show your tough.