Sept. 3, 2006
 
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dominoes, Menaces and History Lessons
 
Dear Editor: This public relations push is so reminiscent of our tragic role in the Vietnam War. In that era we were fighting communism and if we didn't stop their onslaught in Vietnam the entire Southeast would fall to the "Red Menace" and, eventually, threaten us here at home. Remember? It was the Domino Theory.
 
We now have new dominoes. As the Bush Administration has stated, If we lose in Iraq we will lose the war on terror and if we lose the war on terror we will be fighting the Islamofascist terrorists in the streets of America. The "Red Menace" has now become the "Muslim Menace", but it is still the old fear-mongering Domino Theory.
 
Rumsfeld has just said that we have not learned the lessons of history. This is quite true as it applies to George Bush and his administration.
 
If only the American public would realize the fear-mongering tactics of this administration are only a repetition of those used in the Vietnam debacle which led to so much devastation to the United States in both blood and treasure.
 
This is the history lesson Mr. Rumsfeld and his gang should be studying.
 
Stanley Hirsch
Sea Cliff, New York