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One step at a time. I follow Kerry's logic on this.
Kerry said that the attack was "inexcusable and undeniable," and that the judgment on who is responsible is "very clear to the world."
"We know that the Syrian regime maintains custody of these chemical weapons. We know that the Syrian regime has the capacity to do this with rockets. We know that the regime has been determined to clear the opposition from those very places where the attacks took place," he said.
Syria's Guilt in Chemical Attack 'Clear to the World,' Kerry Says
The farm boys with wash pans didn't have rocket delivered CWs.
Sounds a lot like the logic used by Bush to me.
Yes it is, and until we see evidence of chemical weapons we shouldn't even be thinking, especially muttering anything about the situation. And second, it is none of our business to do anything, leave it to the UN. That is what we pay them to do.
Sounds a lot like the logic used by Bush to me.
Yes it is, and until we see evidence of chemical weapons we shouldn't even be thinking, especially muttering anything about the situation. And second, it is none of our business to do anything, leave it to the UN. That is what we pay them to do.
Even if we do see evidence of chemical weapons, so the fuck what? Are we supposed to go to war and help Al-Qaeda? Does that make sense anywhere outside the circle of people that think war is good?
TASB, you are despicable in lying about what is going on.
There was no American black flag operation.
This was done by Assad's forces, and you are supporting the death of tens of thousands of civilians.
TASB, you are despicable in lying about what is going on.
There was no American black flag operation.
This was done by Assad's forces, and you are supporting the death of tens of thousands of civilians.
I don't doubt it is the military who is responsible for this. Regardless, this is a civil war where half or close to half of Syrians still support Assad. This is a war that must be fought between Syrians without our help. We have absolutely nothing to gain by taking sides.
TASB, you are despicable in lying about what is going on.
There was no American black flag operation.
This was done by Assad's forces, and you are supporting the death of tens of thousands of civilians.
I don't doubt it is the military who is responsible for this. Regardless, this is a civil war where half or close to half of Syrians still support Assad. This is a war that must be fought between Syrians without our help. We have absolutely nothing to gain by taking sides.
Moved to Middle East - General. Zone 3 Posting Rules apply.
Right. The VN war was started by eisenhower, another fine fix you got us into, go read your history sweetie. LMAO!!
We got involved in Vietnam in 61, I believe Kennedy was in office.
You are mistaken, but that is ok, the propaganda from the right makes that understandable.
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961
During his term, Eisenhower will greatly increase U.S. military aid to the French in Vietnam to prevent a Communist victory. U.S. military advisors will continue to accompany American supplies sent to Vietnam. To justify America's financial commitment, Eisenhower will cite a 'Domino Theory' in which a Communist victory in Vietnam would result in surrounding countries falling one after another like a "falling row of dominoes." The Domino Theory will be used by a succession of Presidents and their advisors to justify ever-deepening U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
1955
January 1955 - The first direct shipment of U.S. military aid to Saigon arrives. The U.S. also offers to train the fledgling South Vietnam Army.
October 23, 1955 - Bao Dai is ousted from power, defeated by Prime Minister Diem in a U.S.-backed plebiscite which was rigged. Diem is advised on consolidating power by U.S. Air Force Col. Edward G. Lansdale, who is attached to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
October 26, 1955 - The Republic of South Vietnam is proclaimed with Diem as its first president. In America, President Eisenhower pledges his support for the new government and offers military aid.
May 8-18, 1957 - Diem pays a state visit to Washington where President Eisenhower labels him the "miracle man" of Asia and reaffirms U.S. commitment. "The cost of defending freedom, of defending America, must be paid in many forms and in many places...military as well as economic help is currently needed in Vietnam," Eisenhower states.
July 8, 1959 - Two U.S. military advisors, Maj. Dale Buis and Sgt. Chester Ovnand, are killed by Viet Minh guerrillas at Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. They are the first American deaths in the Second Indochina War which Americans will come to know simply as The Vietnam War.
The History Place - Vietnam War 1945-1960
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Sep 26, 1945:
First American soldier killed in Vietnam
Lt. Col. Peter Dewey, a U.S. Army officer with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in Vietnam, is shot and killed in Saigon.
First American soldier killed in Vietnam ? History.com This Day in History ? 9/26/1945
Albert Peter Dewey (October 8, 1916-September 26, 1945), shot to death in a case of mistaken identity by Viet Minh troops on September 26, 1945.
The first American soldier killed in the Vietnam War was Air Force T-Sgt. Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. He is listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as having a casualty date of June 8, 1956.
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Vietnam: U.S. Advisors 1955-1965
The U.S. military advisory effort in Vietnam had a modest beginning in September 1950, when the United States Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), Vietnam, was established in Saigon. Its mission was to supervise the issuance and employment of $10 million of military equipment to support French legionnaires in their effort to combat Viet Minh forces. By 1953 the amount of U.S. military aid had jumped to over $350 million and was used to replace the badly worn World War II vintage equipment that France, still suffering economically from the devastation of that war, was still using.
During this period -- from 1955 through 1960 -- the U.S. had between 750 and 1,500 military advisors assisting the Diem government to establish an effective army, organized as the Military Assistance and Advisory Group (MAAG), Vietnam. By 1960 MAAGV was training more than fifty ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) Ranger units. At almost the same time, from 1954 to 1959, the Navy Section of MAAGV, worked to develop a viable navy for South Vietnam. Lt. General Samuel T. Williams served almost five years (1955-1960) as chief of MAAG, based in Saigon.
US Advisors in Vietnam 1955-1965
The advisers had been pulled out.
Eisenhower reinserted them.
TASB, you are despicable in lying about what is going on.
There was no American black flag operation.
This was done by Assad's forces, and you are supporting the death of tens of thousands of civilians.
I don't doubt it is the military who is responsible for this. Regardless, this is a civil war where half or close to half of Syrians still support Assad. This is a war that must be fought between Syrians without our help. We have absolutely nothing to gain by taking sides.
Helping out with some cruise missiles is taking the side of the Syrian people.
These guys know how to play Hollywood with politics. Reuters was seriously busted a few years back as well on staged and altered photos.
Oops? Al Jazeera Airs Footage of Apparently Injured Protester Miraculously Getting Better
Video at link.
Oops? Al Jazeera Airs Footage of Apparently Injured Protester Miraculously Getting Better | Video | TheBlaze.com
Yup, punishing Assad is being a neo-con.
Stupid, stupid people. 2dA supported the Iraqi invasion, and now he is yelling at me.
Sonny, I was arctic light airborne infantry for many years with the Manchus, you idiot.
Snitched you off that your no veteran? You did that to yourself. LMAO!!! You got what? LMAO!! Seems you couldn't provide anything to prove you were a vn vet, recall that? I provided everything right down to my dog tags Loser. Everything you produced was stolen from other websites, and that was proven, that is what got you kick off the site. You are complete waste of time. Now run and play in the sand box with your armymen.
The dog tag in your pic was from the KOREAN war you lying punk....everything about it was wrong, and the other one was nowhere to be found.....you know nothing about Vietnam, the enemy, the villages, the terrrain, what we carried in the field...nothing...hell I've seen middle-aged Jewish screenwriters tell a better tale than you could....you're a valor thief and a yellow coward....I know it, you know it, any Vet who served there knows it. Hang yourself.
Poor boy has to continue his lies here. This is the deal wannabe - You want to talk to me about serving in vn, YOU produce your DD214, YOUR dog tags, and PICs of yourself or medals that were not stolen off someone else's site. Otherwise Loser, run along and beat your meat in a sand box, got it Loser? Stop wasting space with your lies.
You said something equally stupid...that I had to be stationed at Nha Trang to have been trained there......neither of you have ever been in the US Army, much less in a combat threatre. You're wiki warriors. I'd enjoy telling the readers what else I know about you but I respect the privacy rules here so I will not. Waddle back to LF and get your night's abuse...nobody here wants anything to do with you.
The advisers had been pulled out.
Eisenhower reinserted them.
Not according to the DoD website.
Defense.gov News Article: Military Advisors Reflect on Vietnam War Experiences
Birtle opened the program with an overview of the U.S. advisory effort in Vietnam. An expert on counterinsurgency operations doctrine who authored books on the subject, Birtle outlined the development of the military advisor program from the first U.S. advisors in 1950 until end of the war in the early 1970s.
FYI: Also Eisenhower ended the Korean War.
Yeah, well I'm still waiting for your proof that Assad did this you Geritol consuming old reprobate.
Prove it wasn't you coffee-slamming Gen Xer with acne scars.....I've stated my case now you state yours.
p.s. I won't tell the readers you regularly pos rep me for my uncanny insights into the day's news.
I pos rep you when you're right bumkin. That's a respectable thing to do despite your utter lack of education. I'm sure your bullshit is great down at the VFW but it won't fly by me.
