The Best Generation of last 100 years?

[YRABNNRM]

I don't count those who fought in Vietnam "kids getting sent to Vietnam to fight against a strange enemy"...I count them as "heroes who went to Vietnam to fight for their country."

And what exactly were they fighting for in the name of their country?

[YRABNNRM]

I don't count those who fought in Vietnam "kids getting sent to Vietnam to fight against a strange enemy"...I count them as "heroes who went to Vietnam to fight for their country."

And what exactly were they fighting for in the name of their country?

Peace.

In what way?

[YRABNNRM]

I don't count those who fought in Vietnam "kids getting sent to Vietnam to fight against a strange enemy"...I count them as "heroes who went to Vietnam to fight for their country."

And what exactly were they fighting for in the name of their country?

Peace.

In what way?

If you kill enough people, you get world peace.

Wrong. If you want peace badly enough, sometimes you have to fight for it. 60 years ago, Japan had just been terribly bombed with nuclear weapons and had surrendered to the USA.  Today, they are friends and allies and some of the most brilliant minds in the world. We fought...we won...and we have peace. It can only be achieved through strength...the liberal way of thinking "playing nice" achieves peace is useless. It never works.

We're not talking about Japan, Naso. We're talking about Vietnam.

What was worth fighting for in Vietnam?

[YRABNNRM]

I don't count those who fought in Vietnam "kids getting sent to Vietnam to fight against a strange enemy"...I count them as "heroes who went to Vietnam to fight for their country."

And what exactly were they fighting for in the name of their country?

Peace.

In what way?

If you kill enough people, you get world peace.

Wrong. If you want peace badly enough, sometimes you have to fight for it. 60 years ago, Japan had just been terribly bombed with nuclear weapons and had surrendered to the USA.  Today, they are friends and allies and some of the most brilliant minds in the world. We fought...we won...and we have peace. It can only be achieved through strength...the liberal way of thinking "playing nice" achieves peace is useless. It never works.

We're not talking about Japan, Naso. We're talking about Vietnam.

What was worth fighting for in Vietnam?

Peace. We could have won...but we made big mistakes. Johnson's not wanting to drop bombs over North Vietnam...probably the biggest mistake of them all. That allowed the Vietcong to build up and by the time we got there...they were massive. But still, we gave up. Not only in Vietnam, but at home. When our soldiers came on...many people spit on them at airports...called them killers...and the saddest part is...some of these people are now in Congress....some of them have even been President.

Why was Vietnamese peace worth fighting for?