Thomas B Petersen St George, Utah
June 12, 2026 - 9:00 pm
As a Vietnam epoch draftee, I volition ever beryllium focused connected the avoidance by our state of unnecessary war. President Donald Trump’s run included a committedness to debar aboriginal wars. Well and good.
During his Sunday “Meet The Press”interview, it was (justifiably) pointed retired that helium had not made bully connected his run committedness to debar aboriginal wars, and that determination seemed to beryllium nary extremity successful show to the U.S. attacks connected Iran. The president’s effect was to gully comparisons to our engagement successful World War II, Korea and Vietnam successful respect to durations and casualties, making the circumstantial lawsuit that lone 13 U.S. casualties successful the existent warfare and the existent two-month duration to day paled compared to our losses successful erstwhile wars.
His justification for the Iran warfare arsenic having outgo america lone 13 casualties versus much than 50,000 successful Vietnam was particularly violative to me. His run committedness to debar aboriginal wars was not kept, and our warfare with Iran is not justified.
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