<HTML>In a message dated 5/31/2003 9:19:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, mpollak@panix.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Remember, Vietnam Sergio, the war the invented the credibility gap. That was true then too.  Until it wasn't. Michael </BLOCKQUOTE> I don't know if comparisons to Vietnam are applicable here.  The situation now is very different.  Baby Boomers, the USSR, the well funded right wing media, ect. made it a more volatile situation.  And I believe during Vietnam the vast majority supported the war, and until the Tet offense had a belief that it would be over quickly (light at the end of the tunnel, etc.) It seems that the credibiltiy gap was a result of the average (white male) USer losing faith in the ability of their leaders to win this war.  Can others in the list comments on Vietnam era vs now? Sergio</HTML>