The first time Weird Wally heard the phrase “military
advisors,” he was still in high school and President Kennedy had just announced
that he was sending an additional 1000
military advisors into South Vietnam.
But what Wally, and many others at the time, did not know was, we’d be aiding a corrupt and
repressive government, held in contempt by its citizens. And what started out as a handful of military
advisors in 1955, in support of a corrupt government, turned into a full scale
war on March 8, 1965 when 3500 Marines landed at China Beach and joined up with
the 23,000 military advisors already in Vietnam.
And for Wally, sending military advisors to Iraq is like Déjà vu all
over again. Here we are propping up a corrupt government
that doesn’t like us, has shat upon many of its citizens and, with a military
that’ll cut and run, even when they outgunned and outnumbered the enemy. Back
in 1955, it was the Domino Theory that justified our intervention in the
affairs of other countries. Today,
it’s Terrorism.
In Wally’s eyes, what’s happening
in Iraq is a religious, civil and cultural clash with a lot of bloodshed that dates back
to the year 632. By aiding one side against another, we’re
getting involved in something that is absolutely none of our business. And
when the shit finally hits the fan, as it surely will, our well intentioned interference may cost us dearly.
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