tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176006268302183776.post8147737818040366030..comments2024-03-20T10:14:19.071-04:00Comments on The Shipler Report: Vietnam: Admitting ErrorDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305265860388931637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176006268302183776.post-41496198332019420632016-06-05T22:44:36.704-04:002016-06-05T22:44:36.704-04:00Re: Your words: "Now, 41 years after the war...Re: Your words: "Now, 41 years after the war’s end, Obama has nothing to lose by laying out Vietnam’s lessons on the dangers of wading into civil wars, risks that he has seen in Syria, where he has wisely hesitated to step into the quagmire, and in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he is clearly more eager than able to diminish American involvement." I think you are one of the few commentators who has called Obama "wise" for not getting us into the quagmire of Syria. He has been widely criticized for that when really, I remember well, how reluctant Americans were to even THINK about further involvement in that region! I'm glad you called his action - or non-action - "wise." I agree with you! How quick the opposition is to JUMP on Obama for anything and everything - and not just the opposition, either - many Dems, too! How short their memories are. Jonella Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176006268302183776.post-91663527824049230272016-06-03T21:57:38.857-04:002016-06-03T21:57:38.857-04:00Very interesting. Thought-provoking. Thank you! ...Very interesting. Thought-provoking. Thank you! Jonella Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176006268302183776.post-42860269183108731942016-05-24T14:34:12.391-04:002016-05-24T14:34:12.391-04:00You're probably right, but I'm struggling ...You're probably right, but I'm struggling with the expansiveness of your statement that Obama "does not seem to be a man with much patience for the weight of history." On foreign policy, I'm guessing I'll be missing him dearly come January.Lynn Dickinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754503311164611733noreply@blogger.com