Johnson's war had no strategic objective: no Berlin, no Richmond.

The only goal was to get through each day.

If perimeters remained in tact, and the body count was acceptable
that was another good day.

The enemy called the shots. Where to bomb, where ground troops could go.

The only thing that changed each day was another row of crosses in veteran cemetaries.

Everyone involved knew the cost of keeping a North Vietnamese Soldier in the field, and the human resources available to the enemy, meant that no progress could ever be expected.

Eventually one side would simply get tired and go home.

How stupid would a populace have to be to figure which side that would be, and how long it would take?

DeGaulle had figured that out long before we ever got there.

It took eight long horrible years after Johnson left office for the Americans to reach the same conclusion.

I don't have to go on any further pointing out that history has come full circle.

Now it's our turn.

What, of the above, is different in Bush's situation.

How long will it be before "cut and run" is no longer a dirty phrase?

People asked me to make a point. Why? This isn't about me?

Like Vietnam, the whole business has no point.

You say this is ground-zero for the pull the plug crowd?

Then get busy.

Tell whomever you vote for, the time to "cut & run" is now!

If you wake up next week and find democrats didn't, in fact, secure the house of representatives, you may wish you had worked harder to make sure people knew what the stakes were.

And if you know anyone too busy to vote, don't be afraid to make a few of them angry by insisting they reconsider.

Don't be afraid to seek internet forums and post silly stuff using what happened to LBJ as your example of a military gone mad.

Don't worry about typos or debating points, that might infuriate, The whole point is to infuriate.

I can't imaging a more important political moment in your lives.

How can possibly stop people from building nuclear weapons when all we do is count the dead on the streets of BagDad.

But that's just my opinion.

Bob McD