justme: Operation Desert Fox was part of an on-going Clinton Administration program that included sanctions, enforcement of the No-Fly Zone, as well as direct military intervention in Iraq.
I should have been more specific when I stated that Clinton dropped more bombs in the final two years of his administration than we did on Germany in all of WWII. It was inaptly stated and it appeared as though I conflated Desert Fox with that statistic.
In terms of human cost and monetary cost, Clinton spent a lot of American blood and treasure. This statement is easily supported by numerous websites dedicated to this.
As far as LBJ versus Nixon, yes, I am aware that LBJ predated Nixon. However, your argument was specifically designed to demonize Nixon for his war spending whilst conveniently ignoring the fact that he was prosecuting a war started by a Democratic Administration. Or, more correctly, a war escalated by a Democratic Administration. The Vietnam War reached its apogee under LBJ, not Nixon.
If you want to back up even further, we can look at the respective Republican and Democratic Administrations going back to FDR and compare their warlike tendencies. The Dems happen to be a tad bit more warlike.
It is very easy to draw odious comparisons when you rig the dates and use sweeping generalizations. I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on the Clinton Administrations use of extraordinary renditions, as well as Bill Clinton’s use of the NSA, CIA and DIA during his administration. Then dovetail that with the “war mongering” Dubya and see where the overlap occurs. As with Vietnam, most of these policies are continuation policies and continue regardless of party.
