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Thursday, April 3. 2008

Iraq, Vietnam, and San Francisco Democrats

The WSJ's Dan Henninger comment, with video. I think he has it about right.

Furthermore, the dominance of these SF Dems - these Vietnam-sentimentalists - in the party and in the primaries is the reason they will lose in November.

Posted by Bird Dog in Politics at 18:29 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0)

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RE: Iraq and the San Francisco Democrats:

One difference between Iraq and Viet Nam for the troops is that, iirc, before 2003, the troops had been in Kuwait for years. Not sure what their numbers were but think they were quite high. At the very least, those troops (and their associated costs), would likely still be there today, right next to Iraq, but with Saddam and his sons and the Baathist Party still in charge.

Hope you are right about November. Mostly agree except that Barack Obama is not much like George McGovern. Could still be some big surprises this year.
#1 Patina on 2008-04-04 09:38 (Reply)

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