| Since you two are now my biggest fans apparently I will say that it has several points. One is yes, American POWs were left behind in Southeast Asia and the US government knew about it. Furthermore it purposely slandered and silenced those who knew about it.
Into the Buzzsaw
ISBN 1-57392-972-7
Pages 223-246
Terrorism is the blowback from secret government actions around the globe.
The Sorrows of Empire
ISBN 0-80507-797-9
And the final point is my opinion that war is the failure of diplomacy similar in line with the thinking of Von Clausewitz's famous treatise on war.
__________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck |