Well you guessed it, Daily Kos in their infinite wisdom has decided that once again, even in success, Iraq really is Vietnam. These people are so desperate that they are wishing for anything to vindicate them, even the death of thousands of us soldiers and iraqi innocents. I just hope Howard Dean takes more cues from these politically clueless idiots… keep on insulting US troops. That will win you lots of votes.

U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote (NYT 9/4/1967)
by patachon
Mon Jan 31st, 2005 at 08:30:16 PST

(From the diaries — kos)

[in case you haven't been keeping up with developments in Vietnam from 40 years ago...]

U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote :
Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror

by Peter Grose, Special to the New York Times (9/4/1967: p. 2)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3– United States officials were surprised and heartened today at the size of turnout in South Vietnam’s presidential election despite a Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt the voting.

According to reports from Saigon, 83 per cent of the 5.85 million registered voters cast their ballots yesterday. Many of them risked reprisals threatened by the Vietcong.

The size of the popular vote and the inability of the Vietcong to destroy the election machinery were the two salient facts in a preliminary assessment of the nation election based on the incomplete returns reaching here.