Tom Nagy wrote: ....by making more explicit the link of today's Israeli government atrocities to the 60's atrocities of the U.S. in Vietnam. JW reply: That is a stretch in one's imagination, particularly if one has extensive experience on the ground in Vietnam during the war. I am no fan of the Vietnam War nor a supporter of the US involvement there, but with rare exceptions such as My Lai directly shooting down children was not a common occurance. What was a common occurance was providing medical aid and other relief to the villagers, many of whom no doubt were VC or VC sympathizers. There is a lot to criticize about the Vietnam War and probably even more to criticize about the Israeli's treatment of the Palistinians, but trying to link atrocities as you propose will only cloud up one's understanding of both items. TN wrote: Today's Israeli solders' rockets and bullets against Palestinian children's rocks force us to relive America's high-tech weapons against the Vietnamese peasants. JW reply: A large portion of the war was fought against the North Vietnamese Army and on the ground they were as well equipped, if not better in some areas, than the US was. Even the VC were fairly well armed and very clever in using the resources at hand. TN wrote: The same horrors, the same lies, even the same kill ratios trouble our sleep. JW reply: What is this kill ratio stuff? Are the Israelis using a bodycount system to measure progress? TN wrote: Answering the rocks of children with bullets invokes American napalm against Vietnamese rifles. JW reply: Only if you know little about bullets, rocks, nalpalm and rifles. There is a substantial difference between facing a few rocks and facing sustained rifle fire. TN wrote: To preserver the vitality of the '60 list, it is essential to address today's slightly updated re-enactments of the US government lies and atrocities of the '60's. JW reply: OK, but let us not compare apples to oranges. TN wrote: This list must address the continuing need of the U.S. and it's allies to kill kids to preserve our empire and those of our allies. JW reply: What exactly do you mean by need? Maybe the word practice would be a better fit? -- Jerry West Editor/publisher/janitor ---------------------------------------------------- THE RECORD On line news from Nootka Sound & Canada's West Coast An independent, progressive regional publication http://www.island.net/~record/
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