I seem to recall people saying "We can't just leave"

[Walt Starr]

after the Tet Offensive in Vietnam.

Seems to me that needless thousands died because "we couldn't just leave".

Same shit, different war.

[mopaul]

1. it just wouldn't look right

saving face, i remember it too. to this day thousands refuse to admit we lost the vietnam war, referring to it in football analogies.

meanwhile, thousands die in misery

[MuseRider]

6. If we leave

the entire area will be taken over by the Commies! If we leave the entire area will be taken over by the terrorists!

Ye Olde Domino Theory. Same shit different war.

[HereSince1628]

2. Of course we just can't leave...

Halliburton needs time to work out the transportation arrangements!

[Swamp Rat]

3. When does the über massive bombing campaign begin?

A Daisy Cutter for every Iraqi home will be Bushler's X-Mas gift this year. "Heh heh! I'm sendin' the eyerakies my favorite Islamo stocking stuffer: a BLU-82! Heh heh! Gawd bless uhmerikah."

[mopaul]

4. yeah, bush needs to kick it up a notch

so it'll look like he's really, really serious.

[acmejack]

5. Indeed they did!

And then I think of that day in 1975, when we float tested all those nice Hueys. That's right, they flew from saigon to the USS Blue Ridge, disgorged their passengers & were pushed over the side (the helos, not the passengers) since there was no room to store them.

http://members.tripod.com/MacroMan19/photo.htm

[Upfront]

7. Correct

I remember the same thing. Sad isn't it.