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I had the same reaction last night.

Posted on: September 19, 2017 at 08:39:51 CT
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I have always been interested in the military history of the war but apparently knew little about the politics behind it. There was an interesting documentary out a few years ago about Bob McNamara you might want to watch. Can't remember the title.
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Those of you watching the Vietnam War documentary, did you - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:21:27
     RE: Good ol' Camelot - MUDude MU - 9/19 09:31:12
     I'm an episode behind but - El-ahrairah KC - 9/19 09:15:58
     Watch Oliver Stone's documentary about the untold history - tgr MU - 9/19 08:53:43
          Politics always rules the day. JFK was first and foremost - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:57:37
               There was a reason anti-commie fervor was so high - XRob MU - 9/19 09:02:45
                    I understand that. Like I said below, we tend to see history - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 09:05:59
     Sadly, it reminds me greatly of the last few years RE: Syria - dangertim MU - 9/19 08:41:41
          getting sucked into the quagmire is intentional - cnk ATL - 9/19 08:43:49
               Truman secretly sent over 300M to the French to support - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:45:25
                    All to keep DeGaulle from siding with the Soviers(nm) - doughboy MU - 9/19 08:51:24
                         yep. We all tend to look at history through the US prism - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:54:07
                              Back then (nm) - Uncle John MU - 9/19 09:40:15
               oh yeah. the CIA learned a lot during that period. It's sad - dangertim MU - 9/19 08:45:06
               Who are the "right" people? - kmawv8 MU - 9/19 08:44:43
                    military industrial complex(nm) - cnk ATL - 9/19 08:45:55
                         I wasn't sincere with my question - kmawv8 MU - 9/19 08:47:21
                              this is a serious discussion about quagmires, kmaw(nm) - cnk ATL - 9/19 08:48:32
                                   sorry, I can be serious too - kmawv8 MU - 9/19 08:59:30
                         Ike was a smart fella(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:46:26
          indeed. Last night we were also putting things into - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:43:41
          I hate it when you get sucked in - kmawv8 MU - 9/19 08:43:35
     I had the same reaction last night. - quantrill MU - 9/19 08:39:51
     where are you watching it?(nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 9/19 08:36:39
          kind of a personal question, don't you think? (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 9/19 08:38:55
          PBS at 7pm nightly. Episode 3 tonight(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:38:22
     Its astounding what they don't teach in school - FIJItiger MU - 9/19 08:32:44
          Not disagreeing with you but do you have an example? - lqf2b8 MU - 9/19 08:40:04
               Predominantly they spend time on - FIJItiger MU - 9/19 08:45:37
                    Spot on with Logic and Problem Solving - Hickeytime MU - 9/19 08:54:04
                    I am fine with math and language getting hammered - lqf2b8 MU - 9/19 08:50:52
                         that is why nobody can find other countries on a map and - FIJItiger MU - 9/19 08:58:59
          Im recording the whole series so they can watch it. (nm) - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:33:23
               What channel is it on? (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 9/19 08:36:32
                    PBS (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 9/19 08:36:47
                         LIBTARD PROPAGANDA(nm) - cnk ATL - 9/19 08:37:17
                              I dont think it has been at all. It has been very balanced - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:39:32
                                   I was just cracking wise, grandpa(nm) - cnk ATL - 9/19 08:39:57
                              Very likely, yes. (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 9/19 08:37:56
                                   I really enjoyed the one Ken Burns did on the dust bowl(nm) - cnk ATL - 9/19 08:38:47
                                        dust bowl was caused by man made global warming (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 9/19 08:40:20
                                             or over farming(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:41:23
                                                  plowing horizon to horizon with no breaks - Rabbit Test MU - 9/19 08:45:01
                                                       yep. dumb(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:45:49
                                        That one was great. Still my fave is The War (WW2)(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:40:08
                                             I still need to watch that one(nm) - cnk ATL - 9/19 08:42:14
                                                  It was quite emotional to watch. I suspect that this one - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:44:24
     I plan on watching it - cnk ATL - 9/19 08:23:10
          I'm watching to see if I'm in it - mu7176grad MU - 9/19 08:50:31
          I really enjoyed the first 2 episodes that cover the events - dangertim MU - 9/19 08:46:15
          My dad was in the war and it made a profound impact - NWMizzouFan MU - 9/19 08:24:51
               The hippies had it pegged correctly on vietnam. Never should - TheWildcat STL - 9/19 08:29:52
                    Yep(nm) - Uncle John MU - 9/19 09:50:00
               The whole thing may have been avoided if Ho's letters - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:27:46
          Bunch of bungling morans and JFK was so far over his head - hefeweizen MU - 9/19 08:24:46




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