How do you get around that?

The world, Americans, and the US servicemen over there were told those casualties in Vietnam were the result of the US fighting "communism". The "police action" in Korea was fighting "communism". And in Korea American fighter pilots fought Russian fighter pilots with real bullets and casualties. Right across from Alaska.

Based solely on her statements a reasonable person has to conclude she is shallow and ignorant. She voices total support for the Bush Administration's policies as she remembers what they are. And those have failed in ways as yet uncounted.

Kruschev at one point told the US, "We shall bury you." Following the process used on the Palin comment that might come out as meaning that people in the Soviet Union live quite long lives, and what he really meant was "We shall outlive you."

Arf