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No more Vietnams: find the will to win in Iraq--as we should have in Indochina.
In the three decades since America abandoned its South Vietnamese allies, it has become common to compare subsequent U.S. wars to what supposedly befell us in Southeast Asia. Dire warnings of "another Vietnam" are a particular favorite tactic of those who aim to block further use of U.S. military forces abroad. But the war in Vietnam did not have to turn out as it did. Victory was within our grasp.
And while it is always an admirable goal to learn lessons from history, comparisons of current circumstances with earlier experiences are useless if they rest on inaccurate understandings of either the contemporary or the historical events. My view as an historian of ...
- South Vietnam. Delta region. 1973. Soldier of the South Vietnamese Army....
- Picture from: Magnum Photos Abbas January 1, 1973 700+ words
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- Picture from: Magnum Photos Abbas January 1, 1973 700+ words
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- Picture from: Magnum Photos Abbas January 1, 1973 700+ words
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- Picture from: Magnum Photos Abbas January 1, 1973 700+ words
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- Picture from: Magnum Photos Abbas January 1, 1973 700+ words
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- Picture from: Magnum Photos Abbas January 1, 1975 700+ words
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- An Loc. South-Vietnamese injured soldiers being carried to the helicopter...
- Picture from: Magnum Photos Bruno Barbey January 1, 1972 700+ words
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- South Vietnamese boys watching U.S. Army helicopter take off. (PAR88740)
- Picture from: Magnum Photos Rene Burri January 1, 1963 700+ words
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