Echoes From an Earlier Conflict

To many Americans, George W. Bush's standards for making war have changed dramatically since he first campaigned for the White House. Clearly, he believes the Iraq conflict is just, but most people are by no means convinced the goal is clear or that victory is assured, much less that it will be overwhelming. As Bush knows, these are some of the same objections that the public expressed about Vietnam three decades ago. And the echoes of that faraway ... Full Story »

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by Lewyn Li - Oct. 1, 2008

One of the few mainstream media publications which gave a historical account of what Congress did - and did not - do to end the Vietnam war from 1969 to 1975. Well worth a read in conjunction with the more detailed and scholarly piece by Don Wolfensberger of Roll Call (see Related Story).

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