Thanks for that reminder, Chuck - I recall that era of "news reporting," and the agenda-driven political shenanigans/spin put out by the media, top military/administration brass (
GEN William Westmoreland,
Robert McNamara, and others), BOTH political parties, and Hollywood/entertainment/music industry (Jane Fonda, and many others come to mind).
I have asked several Vietnam MI officer participants, now retired - what was Vietnam all about?
Silence.
Finally, one of the senior former brass of the group spoke up - and acknowledged that he really did not know - others around that big table ALL nodded in agreement.
Control of covert illicit deep state drug smuggling/funding sources (unaccountable to Congressional approval/knowledge) coming out of the Golden Triangle area, or, to stop the spread of communism in Asia, or, to spend J6P's blood and treasure on the western military industrial complex - you decide.
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