I wish people wouldn't downvote so readily these days... but at least you got some good responses. I just want to say it's ok to take a stance against the whit

I wish people wouldn't downvote so readily these days... but at least you got some good responses. I just want to say it's ok to take a stance against the whitewashing of history especially regarding wars. I'm a combat vet and have spent a long time trying to decipher some of the darkness under the whitewashing in order to potentially find insights into timeless truths about war and politics, and most people truly just don't understand the extent to which it happens or just how much of what they think they "know" about something is half-truth surrounded by propaganda pushed by an education system with an agenda. It often hard to swallow ugly truths, and it's even harder to determine if they are "truth" or not in the first place, often since the evidence is lacking or hidden itself which forces us to use inductive logic instead of deductive logic. Many people don't understand the distinction. What I like to do, especially on such controversial subjects as wars like Vietnam, is listen to a variety of positions and try to entertain their positions with as much openess as possible. Sometimes I find diamonds this way. For example, one of the most influential persons on my current views of Vietnam is Fletcher Prouty[1]. A more recent thread I have begun to unravel is the claims by Webster Tarpley[2] about Robert Thompsons[3] influence over the early strategic decisions. The point is that these matters are still being researched, foia'd, and analyzed, so don't be too discouraged at the pushback you get for going counter to the common narrative. 1: http://www.maebrussell.com/Prouty/JFK%20by%20Fletcher%20Prouty%20excerpts.html http://www.maebrussell.com/Prouty/JFK%20by%20Fletcher%20Prou... 2: https://youtu.be/EeQAYOqRvBk?t=1777 https://youtu.be/EeQAYOqRvBk?t=1777 (this entire video is worth a view for those interested in alternative history) 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Grainger_Ker_Thompson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Grainger_Ker_Thompson