Bush `Domino’ Theory On Iraq Does Not Add Up
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 by RLRFrom The Toronto Star
By Richard Gwyn
Comparisons between Iraq and Vietnam have become commonplace ever since the publication last week of the report of the Iraq Study Group with its judgment that the situation is “grave and deteriorating.”
One important comparison has been overlooked, though: Just as president Lyndon Johnson used the excuse of the “domino theory” to justify keeping American troops in Vietnam, so President George W. Bush is now using the same tactic.
More and more these days, the White House is making the argument that if the U.S. pulls out of Iraq too quickly, the consequences to the region and to the war on terrorism will be disastrous.
This is uncannily similar to the arguments made some 30 years ago against a U.S. pullout from Vietnam. Then, the proposition went, a Communist victory in South Vietnam would be followed by a series of Communist takeovers in Southeast Asia, all the way down to Indonesia.
It’s certainly not true that the fact that no dominoes fell after North Vietnam’s victory means that it can be assumed automatically that nothing much will happen after a U.S. pullout from Iraq.
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Great post, thanks. Don’t know if you’ve seen this David Letterman clip with Our Fearless Leader in it, but its pretty funny–
http://www.minor-ripper.blogspot.com
There are those amongst us who subscribe to the “Domino Theory” as seen in the movie “V for Vendetta”. As those dominoes fell, so must The Imbecile, his Outfit, and the mongrel dynasty from whence he was spawned. At least Nero played with a fiddle while Rome burned, unlike the current self-basting Turkey-In-Chief. Expect a constitutional crisis before Easter.
Barney should be spared. Holeing armadillos is an honorable pursuit.