On 2/7/2012 12:43 AM, Max Boot wrote:
On 2/6/2012 8:25 PM, Richard wrote:
On 2/4/2012 9:39 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:

The problem in Vietnam was not politicians getting in the way of the
military. It was letting the military loose to fight in a place where
the politicians should not have sent them.


And then getting in the way...

Nope. The incompetent Westmoreland waged pretty much the war he wanted
to wage.

Civilians always set the political goals. Military men who say they
can't obtain victory within those political goals are just making
excuses. This notion that the politicians prevent the military from
achieving victory is crap.



But I have no problem with your thesis.


Max, you don't know what you are saying.