U.S. Conduct in Vietnam War

* Some people never learn. Roxane Winkler (letter, Aug. 25) claims the Vietnam War was a mistake. The idea wasn’t a mistake, our conduct was. Russia had the avowed intent of taking over the world. Somebody had to build fences. Where and when may have been open to debate, then and now, but hindsight is always great. With our firepower we could have leveled North Vietnam in a matter of months.

We chose to lose that war and that is something that no one has ever explained to me. I can only assume the Bill Clintons of this world (the socialists) had already, if not taken over, at least had enough power to cause that loss. The thing that fascinates me is that socialism has failed every place that it has been tried in the world. It is failing here. Look at our schools, our crime, the list is endless, and yet the polls say we are going to ask for more. JOHN WAUGEN

Anaheim