Author Topic: Lets All Thank LBJ (Read 1590 times)

midnight Target · « **Reply #15 on:** August 26, 2003, 03:52:21 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz....wrong answer. Take Eisenhower out of it.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Vietnam

You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly.

The Gettysburg College Address... 1959 (Pre Kennedy Oh wrong-again-bimmer-fester)

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/eisen.htm

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Because of the proximity of large Communist military formations in the north, Free Viet-Nam must maintain substantial numbers of men under arms. Moreover, while the Government has shown real progress in cleaning out Communist guerrillas, those remaining continue to be a disruptive influence in the nation's life.

Unassisted, Viet-Nam cannot at this time produce and support the military formations essential to it or, equally important, the morale--the hope, the confidence, the pride--necessary to meet the dual threat of aggression from without and subversion within its borders.

Owned again!

rpm · « **Reply #16 on:** August 26, 2003, 03:52:51 PM »

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Originally posted by gofaster
Maybe I missed something, but why would Ike get involved in an uprising in a French colony? I thought the French were fighting the Viet Minh on their own (which was part of their reason for not getting involved in Korea).

This is a good LINK that will help you understand why.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #17 on:** August 26, 2003, 03:54:51 PM »

Aid. Big deal. We give lots of countries aid. What year did we sent troops over? OOOooooh! 1961!

Because Roosevelt denounced Nazi's in the 30's and sent aid to England, does that mean HE started WW2?

You've been Californicated.

Rude · « **Reply #18 on:** August 26, 2003, 04:00:14 PM »

Thank you LBJ...you're ideas were worthy, it has been the execution of those ideas which has been lacking.

rpm · « **Reply #19 on:** August 26, 2003, 04:02:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Rude
Thank you LBJ...you're ideas were worthy, it has been the execution of those ideas which has been lacking.

OMG...Rude and I agree on something.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #20 on:** August 26, 2003, 04:04:49 PM »

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Originally posted by Rude
it has been the execution of those ideas which has been lacking.

...thanks to the Democratic Party.

midnight Target · « **Reply #21 on:** August 26, 2003, 04:07:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Aid. Big deal. We give lots of countries aid. What year did we sent troops over? OOOooooh! 1961!

Owned back at ya.

Take a trip out to DC someday Rip. Find the VN Memorial and see which year the names start appearing. Then send your apology for your stubborn wrongness to Skuzzy for posting.

midnight Target · « **Reply #22 on:** August 26, 2003, 04:07:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Sheesh MT,..you been going to the Sandman Fishing School or what? That's some pretty raunchy bait.

I would be very surprised if the sharp minds of this community were to even sniff it, much less nibble on it.

Ahem....

nanner nanner.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #23 on:** August 26, 2003, 04:09:01 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Take a trip out to DC someday Rip. Find the VN Memorial and see which year the names start appearing. Then send your apology for your stubborn wrongness to Skuzzy for posting.

We had American flyers in England before 1941...so I guess it was Roosevelt that started WW2 eh? handsomehunk...typcial liberal southern californian.

(When the bait fits, use it)

Udie · « **Reply #24 on:** August 26, 2003, 04:10:54 PM »

I seem to remember hearing that the first US military casualty in Vietnam was in 1945.

rpm · « **Reply #25 on:** August 26, 2003, 04:24:49 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
We had American flyers in England before 1941...so I guess it was Roosevelt that started WW2 eh? handsomehunk...typcial liberal southern californian. (When the bait fits, use it)

Rip, your statement has been weighed, measured and found lacking.

midnight Target · « **Reply #26 on:** August 26, 2003, 04:31:36 PM »

Incredible.

I am constantly amazed at your ability to claim victory in the jaws of defeat. Your like that Black Knight in the Holy Grail. You haven't a leg to stand on so you spit and want to call it a draw. Too funny Ripster.

BTW, there were 692 american military personnel in VN when Eisenhower left office.

Martlet · « **Reply #27 on:** August 26, 2003, 05:07:25 PM »

I read posts like this, and think to myself:

"How pathetic your life must be if you have nothing better to do than surf the internet, looking for things to post that will stir toejam up."

Skuzzy · « **Reply #28 on:** August 26, 2003, 05:11:40 PM »

Well MT,..apparently I was incorrect in my assessment. The fish must be starved,..for the life of me I have no idea why.

Looks like a trollers paradise today.

funkedup · « **Reply #29 on:** August 26, 2003, 05:12:26 PM »

LBJ is the one who faked a Vietnamese attack on US forces (Gulf of Tonkin) and used it as a pretense to start a shooting war. Pretty hilarious to see the dumbocrats try to blame it on Ike. The stuff done on Ike's watch was no different than what was done in dozens of other countries. It was JFK and LBJ who escalated it into the biggest military disaster in American history.