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H2O Man

(79,424 posts) Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:13 PM Jun 6

An Unanswered Question Today [View all]

“Someone has to die so that President Nixon won't be, and these are his words, ' the first President to lose a war.' And we are asking Americans to think about that because how do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?”
John Kerry, statement to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1971

Those of my generation remember the news reports on John Kerry's haunting questions, at a time when it was obvious that the Vietnam war was a mistake. When a criminal in the White House would rather send American youth to kill or be killed than admit defeat. I keep thinking about it as I watch media reports on the increasing violence in the Middle East.

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An Unanswered Question Today [View all] H2O Man Jun 6 OP

had the last part of that quote on a button. mopinko Jun 6 #1

We are the Elders now. H2O Man Jun 6 #3

oooooo boy. mopinko Jun 6 #5

I hear you! H2O Man Jun 6 #9

i'm planning to get surgery. mopinko Jun 6 #12

The surgeries available now H2O Man Jun 6 #15

i had a double fusion 18 yrs ago. mopinko Jun 6 #25

A very serious question my friend malaise Jun 6 #2

It is. H2O Man Jun 6 #4

No I haven't seen any of them malaise Jun 6 #7

MAGA: Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend Ponietz Jun 6 #6

The whole song is worth hearing... 2naSalit Jun 6 #10

I love that song PatSeg Jun 6 #13

It was an indy film... 2naSalit Jun 6 #14

It was made on a budget of only $800,000 PatSeg Jun 6 #20

I loved those movies! H2O Man Jun 6 #19

Did you watch any of the sequels? PatSeg Jun 6 #24

There were five. H2O Man Jun 6 #27

Thanks PatSeg Jun 6 #29

I didn't know of the one before Billy Jack MustLoveBeagles Jun 6 #37

Thank you! Ponietz Jun 6 #17

Tee-hee 🤭 RB77 Jun 6 #31

Great! H2O Man Jun 6 #18

OMG canetoad Jun 7 #42

The song comes... 2naSalit Jun 7 #43

Beautiful! H2O Man Jun 6 #16

John Kerry broke my heart in October 2002 Martin Eden Jun 6 #8

THIS malaise Jun 6 #11

Exactly. H2O Man Jun 6 #22

In the wake of 9-11, Democrats didn't want to look "weak" on national security Martin Eden Jun 6 #23

Vietnam H2O Man Jun 6 #28

Very well said. H2O Man Jun 6 #21

Mine too EncantoCatColony Jun 6 #26

Right. H2O Man Jun 7 #41

Recommended, so many great antiwar songs back in the day ... cliffside Jun 6 #30

Very good. H2O Man Jun 6 #32

War never leaves those who fought IMO, but we've left too many behind to fend for themselves ... cliffside Jun 6 #38

Something tells me Saoirse9 Jun 6 #33

I sure hope it ends H2O Man Jun 6 #34

I listened to that song when I was in Vietnam... kentuck Jun 6 #35

Right. H2O Man Jun 6 #36

McNamara was out front pushing the war... kentuck Jun 7 #39

My niece's husband H2O Man Jun 7 #40