It seems like this is about Vietnam veterans in particular. "How was I considered evil?" - Everyone seemed to hate the soldiers in that came back from Vietnam with a passion. "Led to nothing" - America eventually withdrew, and essentially were defeated. "Blind leading the blind" - When we first went to war, we didn't really know anything about our enemies, or even our allies. "Decades spent in strife" - We spent over a decade in Vietnam in strife.
It seems like this is about Vietnam veterans in particular. "How was I considered evil?" - Everyone seemed to hate the soldiers in that came back from Vietnam with a passion. "Led to nothing" - America eventually withdrew, and essentially were defeated. "Blind leading the blind" - When we first went to war, we didn't really know anything about our enemies, or even our allies. "Decades spent in strife" - We spent over a decade in Vietnam in strife.