I received this via email. It’s apparently making the rounds. I couldn’t find an original source or an author’s name, so I’ll just reproduce it here with thanks to Mr. Anonymous.
Vietnam 2 Preflight Check
- Cabal of oldsters who won’t listen to outside advice? Check.
- No understanding of ethnicities of the many locals? Check.
- Imposing country boundaries drawn in Europe, not by the locals?
Check. - Unshakeable faith in our superior technology? Check.
- France secretly hoping we fall on our asses? Check.
- Russia secretly hoping we fall on our asses? Check.
- China secretly hoping we fall on our asses? Check.
- SecDef pushing a conflict the JCS never wanted? Check.
- Fear we’ll look bad if we back down now? Check.
- Corrupt Texan in the WH? Check.
- Land war in Asia? Check.
- Right unhappy with outcome of previous war? Check.
- Enemy easily moves in/out of neighboring countries? Check.
- Soldiers about to be dosed with *our own* chemicals? Check.
- Friendly fire problem ignored instead of solved? Check.
- Anti-Americanism up sharply in Europe? Check.
- B-52 bombers? Check.
- Helicopters that clog up on the local dust? Check.
- In-fighting among the branches of the military? Check.
- Locals that cheer us by day, hate us by night? Check.
- Local experts ignored? Check.
- Local politicians ignored? Check.
- Locals used to conflicts lasting longer than the USA has been a
country? Check. - Against advice, Prez won’t raise taxes to pay for war? Check.
- Blue water navy ships operating in brown water? Check.
- Use of nukes hinted at if things don’t go our way? Check.
- Unpopular war? Check.
VIETNAM 2 YOU ARE CLEARED TO TAXI