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Originally posted by Cowperson@Sep 26 2004, 10:17 PM
Meanwhile, in a small town in British Columbia, a group of people believe those who ran away to safety, for whatever reason, when their country called on them, are heroes.
That, of course, is their opinion. It goes without saying, a memorial like that could only be built outside the USA given the overwhelming majority of Americans, even today, would regard them with disdain.
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Seriously though, isn't it pretty much the truth to say (in hindsite of course) that the war resisters in the 1960's were right? Can't we all admit that now?
We know that the threat of communism spreading in Southeast Asia was no threat. The communists took over Vietnam in '76, and the world never collapsed.
Vietnam was a political war, and all those guys that died should never have been sent there, and wouldn't have if it wasn't for the egos.