It was a pretty clear example that we didn't learn the lesson of Vietnam

Spoke with a guy I work with who has family connections -- hoolstoptheheels 11/16/2017 1:52PM

This has been going on for decades -- Beerman 11/16/2017 12:16PM

Some of them but terrorist groups in that area originated -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 12:18PM

Some of them. And ??? ** -- Beerman 11/16/2017 12:34PM

Not sure we can expect a good outcome when we're sending a guy with no -- TpkeHoo 11/16/2017 12:13PM

I think there is a major change going on. -- hoolstoptheheels 11/16/2017 12:13PM

They already are. -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:27PM

Enemy of my enemy is my friend....for now at least. ** -- WahooRQ 11/16/2017 12:19PM

Israel and Saudi Arabia are the regional counterbalance to Iran -- CharlestonSC 11/16/2017 12:07PM

Totally agree - I just stole some of your thunder above. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 11/16/2017 12:14PM

You mean other than the one thats been constant for the past 15 years ** -- TomKazanski 11/16/2017 11:54AM

15? Tell me when there wasn't a shit storm going on there ** -- 111Balz 11/16/2017 2:45PM

Yes, but expanding -- hoothat 11/16/2017 11:57AM

Or keep it a proxy like the Cold War. Winner deals -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 11:59AM

I have a feeling -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:03PM

And Israel gets sucking in. And then we do also. -- Shenhoo 11/16/2017 12:06PM

Exactly -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:08PM

I am not familiar with Iranian arms. We've sold -- Shenhoo 11/16/2017 12:14PM

Irans airforce is legit -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:34PM

Interesting -- HoosGuy 11/16/2017 1:29PM

I honestly do not know. -- hoothat 11/16/2017 1:35PM

Do you not think that a War in Iran would lead to -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 12:45PM

No -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:54PM

Got it. What a world. That is why I no longer care -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 12:58PM

Hope we stay out of it completely. MidEast is nothing but trouble. ** -- THECZAR 11/16/2017 11:59AM

Israel complicates everything. ** -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 12:22PM

One reason I strongly support alternative energy... ** -- HoosGuy 11/16/2017 12:07PM

Yes. -- hoothat 11/16/2017 11:48AM

I wonder if we can ever learn the lesson that we are powerful, but -- Shenhoo 11/16/2017 11:51AM

If we learn that lesson -- hoothat 11/16/2017 11:54AM

We've got our ass kicked repeatedly ** -- WaxHoo 11/16/2017 12:06PM

You don't know what I mean by an ass beating then. ** -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:10PM

OK, enlighten me please. VN should have been a sufficient lesson. -- WaxHoo 11/16/2017 12:13PM

I'd say -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:15PM

Ooof! ** -- WaxHoo 11/16/2017 12:16PM

You asked. ** -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:39PM

I agree. But the fact that we didn't seem to learn much from Vietnam -- VAGentleman05 11/16/2017 11:57AM

OIF is Exhibit A for this. ** -- WaxHoo 11/16/2017 12:07PM

OIF? -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:11PM

It was a pretty clear example that we didn't learn the lesson of Vietnam ** -- VAGentleman05 11/16/2017 12:18PM

Well yes. ** -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:19PM

Yes, abject failuer that resulted in getting our ass royally kicked. -- WaxHoo 11/16/2017 12:14PM

Man, I was in OIF during the invasion -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:18PM

Won the "war;" lost the [peace. AQ & ISIS emerge. Asses royally kicked. -- WaxHoo 11/16/2017 12:21PM

We weren't happy about it -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:23PM

Because Trump will not upset the Turks. Not to say -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 12:29PM

True -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:36PM

Damn. I thought for a minute of Emmanuel Goldstein:) RIP. ** -- Shenhoo 11/16/2017 12:18PM

Let them fight it out and we deal with the winner -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 11:47AM

Dang i was about to amen you ** -- TomKazanski 11/16/2017 11:53AM

We are in agreement here. What is the world coming to? ** -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 11:56AM

I suspect we're already too invested in this outcome. ** -- Shenhoo 11/16/2017 11:48AM

We are but neither side is the “good” guy. ** -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 11:51AM

Including us I suspect. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/16/2017 11:51AM

Oh man. The US and it allies have pretty much -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 11:55AM

Blame the brits. ** -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:05PM

To some extent. But The US has done a lot. Overthrowing -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 12:11PM

Precisely. By acknowledging our hands are not clean we can better avoid -- Seattle .Hoo 11/16/2017 12:15PM

We cannot walk away. Our good friend Israel and oil -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 12:17PM

All the more reason to move away from fossil fuels to the degree that is -- Seattle .Hoo 11/16/2017 12:33PM

But that does not solve for Israel. As much as -- walkthecorner 11/16/2017 12:43PM

I have no problem with Israel (except for that bastard Netanyahu) nor with -- Seattle .Hoo 11/16/2017 12:46PM

Yes, but it all stems from BP ** -- hoothat 11/16/2017 12:13PM

It was a pretty clear example that we didn't learn the lesson of Vietnam

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