This was shocking to me. This was after Desert Storm. Westmoreland's words and the behavior of some at this CA victory parade were alarming.
"When the US crushed Iraq the first time in 1991 the government staged Desert Storm Victory parades in dozens of US cities. General William Westmoreland proclaimed a great PAX AMERICANA that would last a thousand years! But we knew better. This prophetic little doc, hailed as "provocative" by the LA Times and July 4 Video Pick of the Week by the LA Weekly ended up being broadcast by only 50 PBS stations nationwide. It was banned by most for its unblinking look at how war hype and propaganda pull on the masses. A must see for true patriots."
Hype and propaganda. Don't miss Westmoreland's words at the start.
This is what we have become. At the end the chants of USA USA USA.