"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Dave Witmarsh writes:

No, it wouldn't have...the americans would have fled in the same
cowardly fashion media or no media.

The only cowardice was in refusing to admit that Vietnam was a mistake for
so
long in the first place. A lot of Americans died as a result.

The usa will never become a major world player until it learns
its place.

I'm not sure which USA you have in mind, but the USA I know is already the
number one player on the planet.


I suppose that it depends on your definition of "number one player". To me,
it seems to be a Country which has spectacularly lost its way in the last
few years and which is now living on past glories. And its deficit has now
reached gynormous proportions.

JohnT