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2008
U.S. troops died in Taliban attempt to storm base
As in Vietnam, we have spokespeople characterizing each battle as a victory. In this case the U.N. spokesperson on tv claimed that the enemy intended to overrun the base and they “failed” and that our forces brought about a victory. First how does he know what the attackers “intended” to do? Even still, what victory is this?
I simply thought it was remarkable that the spokesperson characterized this defensive action as a major achievement in the afghanistan war. Compared to Vietnam it would seem the year is ’67 rather than ’08. It was in 1967 when we saw changes in how the situation was reported and rhetoric from the administration.
With an election later this year we will see such a change and a difference in how the military reports compared to how the administration characterizes the war. Then we will see the same excuses after a major U.S pullout. As in Vietnam, that the military was not permitted to win the war.
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