Donald Trump was double cruel about Iran casualties minimized importance of veterans killed and created unrealistic correlations with other wars

As a Vietnam era draftee, I will always be focused on the avoidance by our country of unnecessary war. Donald Trump’s campaign included a commitment to avoid future wars. Well and good. 

Echo opinion letter published in the Las Vegas Journal-Review by Thomas B. Petersen in St George, Utah.

But, during Donald Trump's disaster on Sunday's (June 7th,  “Meet The Press” interview with journalist Kristen Welker, it was (justifiably) pointed out that he had not made good on his campaign promise to avoid future wars, and that there seemed to be no end in sight to the U.S. attacks on Iran. 

Donald Trump's response was to draw comparisons to our involvement in World War II, Korea and Vietnam in regard to durations and casualties, making the specific case that 😕😢only 13 U.S. casualties in the current war and the current two-month duration to date paled compared to our losses in previous wars.

His justification for the Iran war as having cost us only 13 casualties versus more than 50,000 in Vietnam was especially offensive to me. His campaign promise to avoid future wars was not kept, and our war with Iran is not justified. 😡😒😞😧😠😭😢