As far as I am concerned LBJ was guilty of mass murder. His management of the war was completely incompetent. You could make pro or con arguments about the others but to me LBJ is an easy conclusion. I do believe that Obama like LBJ is more interested in politics than military effectiveness. That attitude costs the lives of troops. Men and women far better than him.
Originally Posted by Laz
I don't think it would matter who is in office, the result most likely would be the same, this is asymmetric warfare we are involved in, and the longer a conflict goes the more likely the invading nation will lose, not on the battle field but in the hearts and minds of the people of the invading nation. so they just leave. and as long as they have people that are ready to join the ranks of the rebels to keep them stable you have a losing proposition.
To most people in the US this war doesn't affect them, as long as you don't volunteer you won't be personally involved in the fighting and dying, and the vast majority of young people are voting with their feet to not get involved by not going to the recruiters office, and those who do are task with repeated tours, stress, and a public that really not that interested anymore. it's not sustainable if the majority of the country is not willing to make the commitment