Ellsberg Sees Iraq, Vietnam Parallels

Ellsberg Sees Iraq, Vietnam Parallels

(EXCERPT) By Associated Press

October 20, 2003, 12:12 AM EDT

PARK CITY, Utah -- The man who leaked the Pentagon Papers more than 30
years ago said there are striking parallels between Vietnam and Iraq.

"This war could go on forever, no matter how unpopular it gets. That's
very like Vietnam: a stale, hopeless occupation," Daniel Ellsberg, 71,
said.

That's not the only similarity, he said.

The Bush administration misled the public about the threat of Saddam
Hussein, a tactic similar to what he said the Johnson administration
took nearly 40 years before.

"It was clear we were being lied into a war again... being lied into
what amounted to another Tonkin Gulf Resolution, with the Congress
signing a blank check. To see Congress sleepwalking into another war
was disheartening," Ellsberg said.

The one-time Marine and former military analyst is best known for
leaking in 1971 the Pentagon Papers, a top secret Defense Department
study on the Vietnam War that he c...

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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com

No one gives a crap what that jail bird commie fanatical bastard thinks. He
must have missed his psychiatrist appointment again.
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"Otis Willie" wrote in message
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> Ellsberg Sees Iraq, Vietnam Parallels
>
> (EXCERPT) By Associated Press
>
> October 20, 2003, 12:12 AM EDT
>
> PARK CITY, Utah -- The man who leaked the Pentagon Papers more than 30
> years ago said there are striking parallels between Vietnam and Iraq.
>
> "This war could go on forever, no matter how unpopular it gets. That's
> very like Vietnam: a stale, hopeless occupation," Daniel Ellsberg, 71,
> said.
>
> That's not the only similarity, he said.
>
> The Bush administration misled the public about the threat of Saddam
> Hussein, a tactic similar to what he said the Johnson administration
> took nearly 40 years before.
>
> "It was clear we were being lied into a war again... being lied into
> what amounted to another Tonkin Gulf Resolution, with the Congress
> signing a blank check. To see Congress sleepwalking into another war
> was disheartening," Ellsberg said.
>
> The one-time Marine and former military analyst is best known for
> leaking in 1971 the Pentagon Papers, a top secret Defense Department
> study on the Vietnam War that he c...
>
> U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing
> copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report
> cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it
> in full today, 20 Oct 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE
> the following lines into your web browser.) The
> subject/content of this report is not necessarily the
> viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided
> for your information and discussion.
>
>
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...lsberg-award,0,
3489995.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines
>
> ---------------------------
> Otis Willie
> Associate Librarian
> The American War Library
> http://www.americanwarlibrary.com

"Otis Willie" wrote in message
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> Ellsberg Sees Iraq, Vietnam Parallels
>

Who really gives a flying turd what he sees. He definitely hasn't had a
rational thought in 35 years.

Otis!

You really need to pass a note to the Headquarters Wing of your 'library'.
He needs to decide if he is on the side of active and retired service
members and veterans OR left wing pukes that do nothing but denigrate the
military.

Not that Phyllis will pay heed, but I had to say it.

--
Dave
(The Other)