Rep. Sam Johnson Blasts Democrats on Vietnam & Iraq

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In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) hammers Democrats for their handing of both the Vietnam War and the War in Iraq . "They [Democrats in Congress] let the communists overrun South Vietnam after they'd already retreated to the point of giving up. We didn't support South Vietnam , and the communists sensed weakness and moved back in. I'm afraid that's what's going to happen again."

From the Interview:

NEWSWEEK: How does your personal experience as a vet in Korea and Vietnam, and as a POW in Vietnam for nearly seven years, shape your thinking in the debate about the best way forward in Iraq?

Sam Johnson: People don't listen to history. If you look back to Vietnam , when we were POWs being held by the Viet Cong, we heard them broadcasting that our Congress had cut off funding. Congress did the same thing then that they're trying to do now-pull money from our war effort. They let the communists overrun South Vietnam after they'd already retreated to the point of giving up. We didn't support South Vietnam , and the communists sensed weakness and moved back in. I'm afraid that's what's going to happen again.

NEWSWEEK: And you think what the Democrats in Congress are doing now compares to what the Democratic Congress did during Vietnam?

Sam Johnson: Sure it does. Furthermore, nowadays I think it won't just prompt the takeover of one country or part of one country, but it will stimulate activity worldwide in terrorist environments. They've already said they're out to annihilate the U.S. and Israel.

Read the full interview here.