Richard Barager's novel of the 1960's has the decade precisely on target in more ways than one.
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Hi, I am Larry Chesley but friends call me "Lucky." I was a Prisoner of War in Vietnam for 2,494 days, not quite 7 years. John McCain was a Prisoner of War for 1,966 days. We both served honorably as prisoners. That is where any similarity between John and I ends. Our politics could not [...] A belated review of historian Mark Moyar's remarkable book, "Forsaken Triumph," retelling how a flawed war strategy coupled with anti-war news media sunk the sovereign Republic of Vietnam. [...] One minute we might be discussing Viet Nam, the next minute it might Jesuit priests in South America, the next it might be 17th century interpretations of the occult. And then he would smile-always smile-and offer that there was so much he wanted to write about and talk about and think about. Nathan was a [...] The possibility that the post World War II Ho Chi Minh was a Chinese impostor may have significant implications for Vietnam. [...] A tribute to IC's brother Nathan Alexander who passed away from leukemia on May 24, 2009. Emily Ham was one of his favorite students and most talented writers. A memorial service is being held at Troy University at 5pm on August 24, 2009. [...] Walter Cronkite's greatest betrayal came after the Tet Offensive, when he stopped reporting the news and offered his own, "subjective" analysis. [...] This has been taken down due to complaints about the portion referring to the mother of Nathan's child and the possibility she might see it. A tribute to IC's brother Nathan Alexander. [...] Nathan's obituary Video of prelude to Nathan's Memorial Service Video of main part of service with family and friends speaking Video of end of service with dad speaking and bagpipes Eulogy from mom and dad Pics from Memorial Service at Troy U. on Aug. 24, 2009 (not complete yet) [...] In Noam Chomsky's world, there is a pro-American capitalist exploiter behind every tree. He is the ultimate ideologue, devoted to explaining history, or at least American history and foreign policy, through a single prism. For Chomsky, to even engage in a discussion about Vietnam was to lose one’s humanity. But that didn't prevent him from going on William [...] Anti-war Democrats smell blood in the water, and their target on February 17 was war hero and former POW John McCain. [...] While McCain's lack of integrity in the MIA investigation is so dramatic because of his own military and POW background, there are other examples which are equally important and disturbing. [...] Whether one agrees with the war or not, individual patriotic Americans who signed up to serve our country, putting their lives in danger, should not be blamed. [...] The "NICS Improvement Amendments Act" imperils the gun rights of thousands of Vietnam War vets who have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. [...] Thomas Schelling brought his game theory to the Johnson administration and gave a bad President a “strategy cover” for not destroying the enemy’s center of gravity in the Vietnam War, thus formally incorporating appeasement as an integral element of American war strategy. [...] Clear and hold is absolutely essential in counterinsurgency because providing security for the indigenous population must be the first order of business in order to separate the insurgents from the people. [...] Just as President Johnson “successfully” evaded confronting the external source of the Vietnam War — North Vietnam — so President Bush is also “successfully” evading confrontation with the sources of the continuing jihadist violence in Iraq.
[...] By our experience there, we have learned that when we use force, the goal must be clear, militarily attainable, and supported by Congress and the American people. [...] In his recent book, David L. Schalk proposes to examine the role French and American intellectuals played during the Algerian and Vietnam wars, paying scant attention to the details of their engagement or the consequences of their writing. [...] In his new book, Ilya Gaiduk reveals that the Soviet Union put little pressure on North Vietnam to negotiate; in short, America’s diplomatic efforts to involve the USSR in finding a solution to the Vietnam war were a waste of time. A review of The Soviet Union and the Vietnam War. [...] Most scholarship on Vietnam has focused on American hubris and defeat, ignoring the role of the South Vietnamese armed services while overemphasizing the role of the North Vietnamese desire to unify their country. Recently, Vietnam Veterans are beginning to challenge this narrow view with their own written accounts of the Vietnam war. [...] The calls for an early departure from Iraq echo similar statements from the media during the Vietnam War. [...] Many of today’s journalists are victims of what’s been labeled the “Vietnam Syndrome.” [...] The Myth of U.S. Defeat in Vietnam's significance lies in re-exposing academia's unwillingness to even entertain the possibility of U.S. victory in South Vietnam. The questions Walton poses aren't original — not because they have been resolved, but because they have been “silenced” by being ignored. [...] |
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