I am sure you, along with your conservative readers, will enjoy the truths finally being told about Vietnam.
The revelations the public can read in the details of the newly released Pentagon Papers point to a lying and deceiving President John Kennedy and a lying and deceiving President Lyndon Johnson. Disillusioned veteran Daniel Ellsberg was concerned that these two Democrats were willing to sentence American teenagers to death serving this country’s military in a war that they did not think we could win. Ellsberg is not raptured with any dreams of Camelot and the beauty of First Lady Jackie. He paints a picture of a country betrayed.
No news there. Anti-war, anti-Vietnam people would agree with the idea of our leaders betraying us. But time and a lack of understanding of the situation and partisan politics have led some to dump a disproportionate amount of blame on President Richard Nixon.
Nixon was no conservative by any measure, but he also dealt with Vietnam far better than his Democrat predecessors. For anti-war people – Nixon pulled the troops out. For others – Nixon, more than the others, refused to just keep up appearances and let our young people die because of politics.
What people under fifty need to realize about Nixon is that his Presidency went sideways when he tied to deal with leaks of national secrets that at that time were unprecedented they were leaks indicating how different the circumstances in Vietnam were from what the Democrat Presidents had said. When Nixon tried to plug the holes he was not supported by the Supreme Court and e made poor choice in how to deal with trying to fix the mess given to him by the two donkeys before him.
In conclusion, Liberty Dispatch readers who watch the powerful in media twist and pervert should really enjoy hearing them continue to demonize Nixon while it is clear he stands on the shoulders of Johnson and Kennedy wherever he is today.
4 comments:
You mean Kennedy wasn't perfect? Are you saying that? John Kennedy was not perfect? First I've heard of that. I have always heard Nixn bad, Kennedy good.
Nixon's faults are very well known but his strengths are not. Kennedy is just the opposite. LBJ increased poverty while talking about ending it - Texans have to be glad the Bush family has helped our reputation after Johnson.
Maybe now that "the lion of the Senate" is dead and gone we can talk about the real Kennedy legacy.
the only reason kennedy is liked is because he was killed before he could f.u. just like m.l.k. they both cheated on their wives with reckless abandon and i bet they're payin' for it now. lol
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