“One thing is clear, the president of North Vietnam is not a fanatic. He is a very strong and determined man, but capable of listening, something that is very rare in a person of his position.” MenPersonsStrongPresidentClearOne ThingPositionListeningCapableDeterminedVietnamVery StrongFanatics Author:Martin Niemoller
“It is a key fact about American policy in Vietnam that the withdrawel of American troops was built into it from the start. None of the presidents who waged war in Vietnam contemplated an open-ended campaign; all promised the public that American troops would be able to leave in the not-too-remote future. The promise of withdrawel precluded a policy of occupation of the traditional colonial sort, in which a great power simply imposes its will on a small one indefinitely.” WarFactsWould BeAblePresidentPolicyKeysPromiseBuiltCampaignsTraditionalOccupationVietnamTroopsGreat PowerAmerican Troops Author:Jonathan Schell
“I'd like President Bush to think maybe there's another way to think, that maybe Kissinger was wrong when he says we had to go in there because he was wrong about Vietnam.” ThinkingWayPresidentVietnamAnother WayPresident BushKissinger Author:F. Murray Abraham
“So, Wesley Clark is running for president. Pretty amazing guy. Four star general, first in his class at West Point, supreme commander of NATO, saw combat in Vietnam, won the bronze star, silver star, the purple heart for being wounded in battle. See, I'm no political expert, but that sounds pretty good next to choking on a pretzel, falling off a scooter and dropping the dog.” FirstsHeartRunningPoliticalGuyFallNextStarsSoundPresidentClassSawsFourDogBattleWestSupremeExpertsSilverCombatVietnamWoundedPurpleDroppingCommandersChokeNatoBronzeFalling OffPretzelsWest PointScootersPurple Heart Author:Jay Leno
“The consequences of President Johnsons campaign of deliberate deception regarding Vietnam could hardly have been more catastrophic for the nation, the military, the president, his party, and the presidency itself.” Has BeensNationsPresidentPartyMilitaryConsequenceCampaignsDeceptionVietnamPresidencyDeliberateJohnsonPresident Johnson Author:Eric Alterman
“You know, it's very clear, as one looks back on history again of the Cold War that, following the crisis in Cuba, following the Khrushchev - beating down of Jack Kennedy in Vienna, that President Kennedy believed that we had to join the battle for the Third World, and the next crisis that developed in that regards was Vietnam.” KnowsWorldLooksWarNextPresidentClearColdBattleThirdsRegardCrisisFollowingVietnamCold WarCubaThird WorldViennaPresident KennedyJack Kennedy Author:Alexander Haig
“The White House begun airing their TV commercials to re-elect the president, and the John Kerry campaign is condemning his use of 9/11 in the ads. He said, it is unconscionable to use the tragic memory of a war in order to get elected, unless of course, it's the Vietnam War.” SaidWarUseOrderCoursesHousePresidentMemoriesWhiteTvsCampaignsTragicWhite HouseVietnamAdsVietnam WarJohn KerryCondemningTv Commercial Author:Jay Leno
“I think the Republicans and conservatives generally were alienated by America's unsuccessful effort in Vietnam, and a lot of them, as Henry Kissinger admitted the other day, never got over President Nixon's impeachment, and didn't think, even though there was a pattern of illegal conduct there, sanctioned by the White House and proved by the tapes and other documentary evidence and testimony, they didn't believe that the impeachment was justified, and they didn't think he should have resigned.” ThinkingShouldBelieveAmericaHousePresidentWhiteEffortRepublicanEvidenceShould HavePatternsIllegalWhite HouseVietnamTapeDocumentariesTestimonyJustifiedUnsuccessfulResignedImpeachmentKissingerHenry KissingerPresident Nixon Author:William J. Clinton
“Is it me or is Bush going everywhere Kerry goes? So far in the past week, President Bush has followed John Kerry to Davenport, Iowa; New Mexico; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and he follows him to Portland, Oregon. The only place he never followed John Kerry was Vietnam.” PastPresidentWeekLos AngelesVietnamMexicoPresident BushVegasLas VegasJohn KerryIowaOregonPortlandNew MexicoPortland Oregon Author:Jay Leno
“President Bush's campaign is now attacking John Kerry for throwing away some of his medals to protest the Vietnam War. Bush did not have any medals to throw away, but in his defense he did have all his services records thrown out.” WarPresidentRecordsDefenseCampaignsThrownProtestThrowingVietnamMedalAttackingPresident BushVietnam WarJohn KerryThrowing Away Author:Jay Leno
“It was a tough press conference for President Bush. He spent the first ten minutes trying to pronounce Fallujah. ... Bush insisted that Iraq is not Vietnam. Of course not, he avoided Vietnam.” TryingFirstsCoursesPresidentMinutesTenToughPressesIraqVietnamConferencesAvoidedPresident BushPress Conferences Author:David Letterman
“President Bush is not fazed by other candidates' war records. He said, I may have not fought in Vietnam, but I created one.” MaySaidWarPresidentRecordsCandidatesVietnamPresident Bush Author:Craig Kilborn
“Before I became President, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, there had been fairly dramatic, and I think excessive, reductions in the capability of our military forces, and as a former military man myself - I was a professional naval officer, a submarine officer - I thought it was better, on a step-by-step, very carefully planned way, to increase the technical, or technological, capability of our weapons systems.” ThinkingMenWayWarForcePresidentStepsMilitaryWeaponsIncreaseFormerDramaticOfficersVietnamCapabilityTechnologicalVietnam WarReductionAftermathNavalMilitary ForceSubmarinesMilitary Man Author:Jimmy Carter