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Vietnam War

Lessons from the Bloc

What the collapse of the Soviet Union should have taught us about Iraq.

The President's Man

McGeorge Bundy’s honest reversal on Vietnam contrasts with the Bush team’s unwillingness to look back—or forward.

Birds of a Feather

Bosnia and Haiti, Somalia and North Korea .

The '1205 Document': A Story of American Prisoners, Vietnamese Agents, Soviet Archives, Washington Bureaucrats, and the Media

Last January, I was sitting in the former headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, reading top-secret Soviet files about the Vietnam war.

Commentary

The Fog of More

On the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, a look at the lessons we should have learned about changing the national-security discussion.

Another "Morning in America"?

As the 1970s proved, things may get worse before they get better for the United States.

Conservative Columnist

As the Vietnamese president visits Washington, no one can forget his country's unmatched geopolitcal endowments of interest to anyone seeking a "hedge" against a rising China.

Blogs

The Long Road of Negotiations

Troublesome allies and domestic naysayers threaten to derail fledgling talks with Iran.

Shooting First and Asking Questions Later

Americans must ask the tough questions now, not after a military adventure in Iran goes sour. 

The Visible and Invisible Effects of War

Anything close to a full balance sheet on the most recent wars will be a long time in coming.

Books & Reviews

The Better War That Never Was

The "better-war" thesis blames generals for failed wars and misses the crucial role of faulty strategies. William Westmoreland's Vietnam ordeal offers a case in point. He deserves better than this latest assault by Lewis Sorley.

In the Hall of the Vulcans

We thought the lessons of Vietnam could never be unlearned. But Washington warmongering heeds no warnings, plunging America into the quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan. The depths of dysfunction behind these decisions seemingly know no bounds.

A Warrior Ethos

Counterinsurgency is not a cure-all. Local allegiances will always trump the might of the invader. Washington’s insistence that the troops turn Kabul into a functioning democracy will only erode the military's fighting spirit.

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May 26, 2012