In Vietnam after the Tet offensive,Americans were turned against the war. A documentary by Walter Cronkite shocked many Americans and an anti-war movement grew from there.
The same is happening in Iraq and George Bush has, at last, admitted that Americans are turning against this venture. He has compared the feelings against the war in Vietnam to the growing antipathy to the war in Iraq. However, the USA has a President still determined to win in Iraq even though the figures suggest otherwise. We also have in Tony Blair a PM who probably feels that his troops should not be in that disastrous mess but doesn't want to let GW down.
I am a simple layman but even I can tell when there is a disaster in the making. Consider the following:
-The Iraq conflict is a fight between Shia and Sunni Muslims, one of which wants control of the country.
-It is exascebated by insurgents from many countries, entering Iraq through Syria and other neighbours.
-It is exascerbated by Al Quaeda who wish to inspire all insurgent groups to fight the USA.
-It is exascerbated by clear-thinking Iraqui citizens themselves who see foreign troops, who cannot guarantee security, having failed them.
How would you feel if promises with regard to security, power supplies and water--never mind a wish to continue with normal life--
were never met?
This war is a mess and it is not contributing to the fight against global terrorism--it is making it worse!
