#vietnam

John Kerry's service did not end in Vietnam. It began there. ↗

— Max Cleland

#did #end #john #kerry #service

Back then when Chomsky and Herman wrote, the left, myself among them, all knew that something terrible was happening in Vietnam, though most now claim to remember otherwise. ↗

— James Donald

#back #claim #happening #herman #knew

Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War. ↗

— Peter Jennings

#critics #first #gore #outspoken #senator

George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam. ↗

— Peter Jennings

#arranged #george #george w #guard #had

I believe we can continue the Great Society while we fight in Vietnam. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#continue #fight #great #great society #i

Our numbers have increased in Vietnam because the aggression of others has increased in Vietnam. There is not, and there will not be, a mindless escalation. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#because #escalation #increased #mindless #numbers

Our purpose in Vietnam is to prevent the success of aggression. It is not conquest, it is not empire, it is not foreign bases, it is not domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#bases #conquest #domination #empire #forceful

When I was a boy we didn't wake up with Vietnam and have Cyprus for lunch and the Congo for dinner. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#congo #cyprus #dinner #i #lunch

God willing, the occupation forces will be driven out as happened in Vietnam. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#forces #god #happened #occupation #out

I did three tours in Vietnam. I guess a total of about almost two years. ↗

— Morley Safer

#almost #did #guess #i #three