Sadly, the U.S. Cannot Win

I have stated this many times before but no one will listen. Unfortunately, the United States is not capable of winning the war in Afghanistan or Iraq. Similarly, they were not able to win the war in Vietnam and for that reason, the North Vietnamese defeated the Americans just as the Taliban along with the Islamic terrorists will defeat the United States military in Afghanistan and Iraq. Even if there were to be a war in /against Iran perpetrated by the U.S. the United States could never win. I find this sad to say but it is the signs of the times in the United States that started prior to the Vietnam War but really came to a head during that time. I spent 12 years in South Vietnam during those times and I could see the end result even before it came and told American officials of such but they would not listen. Two years later, the U.S. lost the war.

Yes, I have searched and searched for the words to express why the United States lost the war in Vietnam, the war in the Sudan and how they will lose the war I both Afghanistan and Iraq. The words are hard to find. There were (during the Vietnam War) and are during the present war in Afghanistan and Iraq, two major reasons why the United States lost and will lose the present wars, and as far as that is concerned, any future wars that the U.S. will be involved in.

The first reason of the three is relatively easy to explain. That has to do with the anti-American, anti-military, and pro-enemy elements in the United States itself to include not only elements/organizations within the citizenry but also many individuals who are, and/or were elected as our politicians. Jane Fonda was one who I can think of during the Vietnam war and as far as for the present wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, we have the Nancy Pelosis’ , the Harry Reids’, Ted Kennedys’, John McCains’, Dick Durbans’, and Governors such as Napalitano in Arizona, and so many more. These individuals (and many more like them) are ONLY interested in getting elected and holding on to power and no interest in what is best for the welfare of the United States. These individuals are doing everything they can to make the war a lost cause and they will succeed due primarily because our archaic freedom laws actually protects the enemies of the State. Under our system of Government, these enemies are allowed to roam freely in their movements as well as their actions.

The second reason of the three is considerably more difficult to explain due in part to the psychological aspects behind it. In the Vietnam War (as I criticized when I was there), the enemy fought the war on a bicycle. The U.S. Army fought with gunships, etc. Our own military losses were, for the most part, unnecessary. In the Iraq war, our friendly losses are even worse and again, it is due to the inability of the American Army to adjust or perhaps one could say, adapt to a new type of warfare. Personally, I could fight the war on terrorism but the U.S. military has little concept as to how to fight such a war. Our politicians know even less and yet they want and insist on being totally involved in fighting the war. Unfortunately, the Politicians, such as McCain, Senator Durban, and other anti-Americans are busy sipping martinis in a bar in Washington, D.C. and have no idea as to what is REALLY going on. Our military officers on the spot in Afghanistan and Iraq have had no experience in fighting a war on terrorism and will not learn in the near future. In addition, our military leadership does not even understand the war on terror and how it is being fought by the enemy.

The third reason of the three major reasons is likewise very difficult to grasp words for its explanation because it has to do with a totally different concept of life in the United States. During World War I and II, the leadership in the U.S. grasped the attention of the people and prepared them for reality. The American people, during those times, knew the consequences and because they knew, were willing to suffer doing without sugar, a new car, chocolate, etc. The American of today to include during the Vietnam era, are busy making money and they see ONLY what is in front of them today. Their main concern is making money and more money to buy a second new car for themselves and/or a new car for their son/daughter who is in high school. Americans have NOT been privy to what would happen if they lost that second or third vehicle; if they did not now have resources to put their son/daughter thru the University; if they did not now have sufficient fund with which to pay their mortgage(s). Politicians of today are not interested in the direction that the U.S. is going; the long-term affects of various actions taken by the U.S. in its foreign policy. Actually, the American politician of today has little to no concept of much of anything to do with the United States in the World. The politician of today for the most part (I stress, for the most part, i.e. Ted Kennedy, Harry Reid, and others) are ONLY interested in being elected and getting re-elected and the power that it gives them and the luxurious perks that go along with being elected. The welfare of the people? That is not of concern to them.

Will the American people wake up in time from their “champagne” breakfasts to save themselves and the United States? I doubt it really. We just do not have the leadership and have not had the leadership in the U.S. since the days of Harry S. Truman, and/or leaders comparable to the likes of him.