The Vietnam Syndrome is Dead—Long Live…
September 9th, 2009
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Posted in: Afghanistan, Iraq, Islam, Pakistan, United States
Tags: Afghanistan, al-Qaida, Arab Ruler, General McChrystal, General McKiernan, Iraq, Muslim Ruler, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, President Obama, Saddam Hussein, South Vietnam, Taliban, United States
As the Obama administration ponders America’s warfighting strategy for Afghanistan, there are muted comparisons between the current U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and its involvement in South Vietnam in the 1960s. Given that the United States was defeated in South Vietnam, such comparison serves as an added burden for the mandarins of America’s national security strategy, [...]