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Mr. President, Can the Ghosts of Vietnam Talk You Down?

Dan Siegel | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lessons in Disaster, Afghanistan, Vietnam War, LBJ Vietnam, Audacity of Hope, President Obama, Ted Sorensen, Daniel Ellsberg, Stanley Karnow, Afghanistan War, George Mcgovern, Politics News
Dan Siegel

Dear Mr. President: It is stunning to me that a humane and discerning mind like yours is being dragged further into an unnecessary and unwinnable war. Please listen to your inner compass.

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U.S. Policymakers Let the Vietnam/Afghanistan Comparison Out of the Bag

Derrick Crowe | Posted 09.08.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, Rory Stewart, Vietnam, Pakistan, Hamid Karzai, Stanley Karnow, Richard Holbrooke, Vietnam War, Afghanistan Election, Afghanistan War, World News
Derrick Crowe

Here's a tip for policymakers: if you're in a situation that's requiring you to look to the American experience in VIetnam for guidance, you should start looking for the door.

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: a Somber History Lesson

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Gulf of Tonkin, Lyndon Johnson, Stanley Karnow, Vietnam War, Politics News
Kenneth C. Davis

The 45th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution should serve as a sobering reminder of the costly war that America was dragged into based on lies and shadowy misinformation.

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