Re: [asa] AIG -- Scientists! Give it up!

Iain:

Not being from the US and having that picture eat into your
mind in the same way, you probably cannot understand how
explosive a reaction you might get.

On the other hand,

I really wish we could stop firing up the political
machine. Some lists get into vicious squabbles about
operating system arguments, others sports teams, .. here
it's USA politics.

I really wonder why in these disputes, those of us
from the US, passively, actively, or not even born in
that era, refuse to admit that Viet Nam was a terrible
mistake.

It was a mistake made equally by both Ds
and Rs, supported by many who _honestly_ thought they
were doing the right thing, and further fanned by the
flames of international politics of the time. We can
do nothing to change what has happened: nobody can.
Both the communists and the capitalist are to blame for what
happened there.

The most we can do now (about the past) is pray and ask
for wisdom, but before we can learn from our mistakes,
we have to admit them. Why is that so hard to do?

by Grace we proceed,
Wayne

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Received on Thu Jul 27 20:55:23 2006