Yeah, I’m Havin’ Flashbacks, Man!

That was also true in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/OgsrWXN8Ev

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 9, 2026

And I never even went to ‘Nam, man!

I was honestly just remembering the government reports that told us how successful we were being in Vietnam. And I don’t mean just the body counts. The rosy accounts of how supreme we were went on for decades. They not only sold it to us, they believed it themselves. The dismissive phrase “little brown men in black pajamas” came from the government. It was who they thought they were up against, and why the government, for decades (again), thought our military superiority would carry the day.  We dropped about 7.5 million tons of bombs in that war. By comparison, we dropped 2.15 tons of bombs in WWII. Bombing didn’t win that war (although we thought it would). It certainly didn’t win the war in Vietnam.

The real legacy of the Vietnam war is that truth really is its first casualty. And that affects the people, and their government.

That’s what we learned from Vietnam. Small wonder few of us are relying on the word of the Liar in Chief and the dry drunk SecDef. Two men with no military experience, and half a brain between them.

Like a miracle it will go away https://t.co/ADGuMMFDWw

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) March 8, 2026

Sure it will.

Holy shit. Crude oil futures going nuts tonight. pic.twitter.com/eZzq7ad31n

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 8, 2026

Trump: “Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!President DJT” pic.twitter.com/dm7MeeF2GC

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 8, 2026

Again, we were assured Iran’s nuclear capability had already been destroyed. About 8 months ago. And only fools would complain about the price of gasoline.

It’s Déjà vu all over again, man!