Bracing Views
U.S. Elites Learned Much from the Vietnam Defeat
W.J. Astore May 3, 2025
“The best forever wars are open-ended “wars” like the global war on terror. And perhaps a “new Cold War” with Russia and/or China.”
They also learned to be constantly thanking The Troops for their service and making claims that decades of undeclared/unwon wars are for our freedoms, as if the US Armed Forces function as some sort of giant civil rights organization.
Both major parties are OK with federal prohibition of alcohol and tobacco for adults age 18-20.
No such thing the day I graduated from high school.
That was before decades of military operations for your freedoms.
A favorite comment:
“Once again, well done, very well done. May I add three more lessons learned?
Since Viet Nam, they learned to make the public genuflect with the “Thank you for your service” mantra at every opportunity.
The learned to market the military with flyovers and flag-waving pageantry at virtually every professional sporting event.
They’ve further normalized forever war and “forward deployment” by cynically manipulating public sentiment with staged media events of a parent – but most often the father – still dressed in desert camouflage combat fatigues, appear unannounced after months of being away at his or her child’s elementary school.
Lessons to be learned in all of this for us, but we won’t, the narrative is too pervasive, too unchallengeable.”
They also learned to lean on the National Guard to advance US foreign policy goals and objectives.
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
“Signed into law by President Donald Trump Friday as part of the new $1.4 trillion spending bill, a new measure prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.”
During the Vietnam War, US troops were sent to Vietnam.
Today, the Ohio National Guard is sent to “support Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve.”
Libertarian Angle: The 50th Anniversary of North Vietnam’s Victory in the Vietnam War
by Future of Freedom Foundation
May 1, 2025
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The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Look for newspeople and school teachers to ask zero questions in this area:
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Love to see newspeople interview elected officials and let us know how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
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Something from the last century
Post-Vietnam guilt
The guilt doesn’t seem to work towards staying out of undeclared/unwon wars or managing federal contracts related to TRICARE.
A giant flag ritual at the next ball game will make it all good.