Vietnam Quotes

Are there really good wars and bad wars? We thought so during World War II, and in retrospect, we were right. But in Vietnam, and Iraq we were wrong. Madeleine M. Kunin
War Good World Thought Bad Wrong Retrospect Were Iraq Really Vietnam Wars Right World War World War II
One big, glaring difference I can think of between Iraq and Vietnam is the news coverage. During the Vietnam War era, you had TV coverage of the war saturating the airwaves every night, and that coverage wasn't put through a military filter at all. Mark Boal
War News You Big Military Every Think Filter Airwaves TV Through Had Put Glaring Between Era Coverage Iraq Difference Vietnam Vietnam War Every Night Night
One of the things I am most proud of is refusing to serve in the military when drafted during the Vietnam War. Mark Kurlansky
War Military One Of The Things Most Proud Am Refusing Vietnam Vietnam War Serve Things Drafted
As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not to serve. Mark Shields
Eloquently Said Clinton Convention Vietnam Bill Bill Clinton Serve Chance
In 1975, the Americans suffered a spectacular military defeat at the hands of North Vietnam and the Vietcong, with U.S. helicopters seeking to rescue leading U.S. personnel from the tops of buildings as Vietnamese guerrillas closed in on the centre of Saigon. Martin Jacques
Closed Military Defeat Tops Seeking Leading Buildings North American Hands North Vietnam Centre Personnel Vietnam Helicopters Vietnamese Rescue Suffered Spectacular
Although one of the key justifications for the Vietnam war was to prevent the spread of communism, the U.S. defeat was to produce nothing of the kind: apart from the fact that Cambodia and Laos became embroiled, the effects were essentially confined to Vietnam. Martin Jacques
War Communism Key Nothing Defeat Kind Prevent Fact Although Became Spread Cambodia Were Effects Essentially Confined Apart Produce Vietnam Vietnam War
One of the extraordinary features of the Blair government has been its slavish support for the central tenets of Bush's foreign policy - above all, the war in Iraq. During the Cold War, the Wilson government resisted the suggestion that it should send troops to Vietnam. Martin Jacques
War Government Cold Cold War Extraordinary Has-Been Wilson Above Blair Troops Features Support Policy Foreign Foreign Policy Been Iraq Send Central Bush Vietnam Should Resisted Suggestion Slavish
My parents are both war veterans; they met in Vietnam. They were involved in a war that they absolutely disagreed with. Matt Skiba
War Veterans Parents Met Both Absolutely Involved Were Vietnam
But although Australia was also involved in the Vietnam conflict, I can remember my dad telling us that if we were in Australia, we wouldn't be drafted until we were 20. Mel Gibson
Conflict Remember Telling Involved Until Also Although Were Australia Us Vietnam Dad Drafted
War is war. Vietnam is no different from the Crusades. Michael Cimino
War Crusades Different Vietnam
I have no interest in making a 'Vietnam' film, no interest in making a direct political statement. Michael Cimino
Political Statement Direct No Interest Making Political Statement Interest Vietnam Film
Working-class, blue-collar guys who volunteered for Vietnam were ascribed certain political beliefs. It's time that this was redressed. It had nothing to do with politics. Once these men got to Vietnam, it was a matter of survival. Michael Cimino
Politics Time Survival Political Matter Men Nothing Once Guys Had Volunteered Got Political Beliefs Were Blue-Collar Vietnam Certain Working-Class Who Beliefs
There's no service ribbon for people who fought in Korea. We lost over 30,000 men between 1951 and 1953 - as many as we lost in 15 years in Vietnam. Michael Cimino
Service People Men Lost Between Over Korea Years Ribbon Vietnam Who Many Fought
America owed its military renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s to Vietnam. Veterans like Norman Schwartzkopf, Colin Powell, Alfred Grey, Charles Krulak, and Wesley Clark returned home angry and ashamed at their defeat and rebuilt all-volunteer, professional armed forces from the ground up. Michael Ignatieff
Home Angry Veterans Military Defeat Colin Colin Powell Clark Charles Armed Like Armed Forces Renaissance Forces Returned Up Norman America Owed Grey Ashamed Vietnam Vietnam Veterans Ground Professional Rebuilt
When the women's liberation movement began, when people began protesting against the Vietnam War, civil rights movement, at the beginning of those movements, the majority of the country was not with them, did not believe in the basic principles of any of those philosophies. Michael Moore
War Rights Women People Country Beginning Believe Philosophies Liberation Those Rights Movement Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Majority Principles Protesting Began Did Any Movement Movements Against Them Vietnam Vietnam War Basic Basic Principles
We'll have, by the end of 2013, 30 local language editions of Forbes, many of those are pioneers in the markets they serve with Forbes.com. We launched recently in Thailand and Vietnam, and we're in China and Korea and all around Latin America. Michael Perlis
Language Local Latin Latin America Markets Those All-Around Forbes Around Korea End Pioneers Thailand America China Vietnam Many Serve Recently
If there is anyone who knows what a rigged system looks like, it's Donald Trump, who was able to evade the draft during the height of the Vietnam War when the U.S. was losing on average 1,000 troops every month. That system was clearly rigged in favor of young men from politically influential families, but Donald Trump never complained about that. Mike Coffman
War Losing Men Young Every Month Favor System Able About Troops Never Clearly Like Looks Knows Trump Families Donald Donald Trump Politically Anyone Influential Young Men Height Average Vietnam Vietnam War Who Rigged Draft
The entire deaths of Vietnam died in vain. And they're dying in vain right this very second. And you know what's worse than a soldier dying in vain? It's more soldiers dying in vain. That's what's worse. Mike Gravel
You Vain Soldier Soldiers Worse Entire More Know Deaths Very Than Died Dying Vietnam Right Second
From Vietnam's 'Deer Hunter' to Iraq, films are never about the person who has had his house destroyed. Mira Nair
Films Destroyed Hunter About Never Had House His Iraq Person Vietnam Who Deer
With Vietnam, the Iraq War, so many American films about war are almost always from the American point of view. You almost never have a Middle Eastern character by name with a story. Mira Nair
War Character You Films Eastern About Point Point Of View Never Almost Name Always Iraq Iraq War American Middle Middle Eastern Story Vietnam View Many
The American invasion did not succeed in Vietnam, and will never succeed in Iraq. Mohammed Aldouri
Will Invasion Never Iraq American Did Succeed Vietnam
After four or five different wars, I grew weary of that work, partly because in an open war, open to coverage, as Vietnam was, it's not that difficult, really. Morley Safer
Work War Weary Difficult Open Partly Because Coverage Five Different Grew After Really Vietnam Wars Four
I did three tours in Vietnam. I guess a total of about almost two years. Morley Safer
Three Guess Total About Almost Tours Years Did Vietnam Two
McNamara's plea was that he had no idea that Vietnam had a history of longing for self-determination, a history of resisting foreign invasion. Morley Safer
History Longing Plea No Idea Invasion Had He Idea Self-Determination Foreign Vietnam Resisting
The people who were against the Vietnam War thought I was attacking the Army. The guys in the Army thought I was representing their experiences. I was on both sides, and I survived. Mort Walker
War Army People Thought Sides Guys Both Both Sides Attacking Were Survived Representing Experiences Against Vietnam Vietnam War Who
God willing, the occupation forces will be driven out as happened in Vietnam. Muqtada al Sadr
God Will Out Willing Driven Forces Occupation Happened Vietnam
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