Posts Tagged ‘Vietnam’
Scared by the “Crazy Right” will Obama, like Johnson, escalate a losing war?
“Must liberals and moderates always bow down before the crazy right over national security? What is the source of this right-wing veto over presidents, congressmen and public opinion? Whoever can answer these questions will have discovered one of the keys to a half-century of American history — and the forces that, even now, bear down on Obama [...]
Afghanistan Looks More and More Like Vietnam
Antiwar.com | By Justin Raimondo | 30 October 2009 Karzai as Diem: Afghanistan as Vietnam The parallels between our stinging defeat in Vietnam and our coming defeat in Afghanistan get eerier by the moment. Just as Matthew Hoh, a top-ranking US official and Marine officer in Zabul province resigns in protest over the war – writing that it [...]
Sinking Deeper in the Quagmire: Is Obama a Stand-in for Dubya’s Third Term?
Antiwar.com | By Tom Engelhardt | 2 November 2009 Too Big to Fail? In the worst of times, my father always used to say, “A good gambler cuts his losses.” It’s a formulation imprinted on my brain forever. That no-nonsense piece of advice still seems reasonable to me, but it doesn’t apply to American war policy. Our leaders [...]
Misreading Vietnam: Why Obama Will Repeat Johnson’s Mistake
Secretaries of State Dean Rusk, and Defense Robert McNamara, and CIA Director John McCone, with Lyndon Johnson. Washington, DC, 13 March 1964 Antiwar.com | By William J. Astore and Tom Engelhardt | 12 October 2009 Apocalypse Then, Afghanistan Now Here’s the thing: This may be our next “Vietnam moment,” but Afghanistan is no Vietnam: [...]
American Troops in Afghanistan Surpass Peak Soviet Troop Levels
Asia Times | By Pepe Escobar | 9 Sep 2009 Enduring Freedom until 2050 And it's one, two, three what are we fighting for? Don't ask me, I don't give a damn next stop is Vietnam - Country Joe and the Fish, 1969 After eight long years, now more than ever, the United States invasion and (partial) occupation of Afghanistan is on a roll, [...]
Like Vietnam, Despite Growing Public Opposition, U.S. Media Support the “Af-Pak” War
AntiWar.com | By Norman Solomon | 27 August 2009 The Afghanistan Gap: Press vs. Public This month, a lot of media stories have compared President Johnson’s war in Vietnam and President Obama’s war in Afghanistan. The comparisons are often valid, but a key parallel rarely gets mentioned — the media’s insistent support for the war [...]
Afghanistan is today’s Vietnam, No question mark needed
Foreign Policy | Article | By Thomas H. Johnson, M. Chris Mason | 20 August 2009 Saigon 2009 It doesn't matter who wins the August elections for president in Afghanistan: he will be illegitimate because he is elected. We have apparently learned nothing from Vietnam. For those who say that comparing the current war in Afghanistan to the [...]
Could Afghanistan Become Obama’s Vietnam?
The New York Times | Article | By Peter Baker | 22 August 2009 The share of Americans who said the war in Afghanistan was worth fighting slipped below 50 percent in a survey released last week by The Washington Post and ABC News. WASHINGTON — President Obama had not even taken office before supporters were etching his likeness onto Mount [...]
Lesson of Vietnam Lost in Afghanistan
Truth Dig | Post | By Stanley Kutler | 20 August 2009 “... the main lesson to be learned from Vietnam was that 'we shouldn’t have been there in the first place'.” -- Vietnam War Historian, Stanley Karnow On Aug. 17, President Barack Obama made the obligatory presidential pilgrimage to the conclave of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, [...]
“Honestly, Afghanistan is not a winnable war”
Cato Institute | By Malou Innocent | Huffington Post, 20 July 2009 Afghanistan: The Deadliest Month and It's Time to Get Out "emaining in Afghanistan is more likely to tarnish America's reputation and undermine U.S. security than would withdrawal." July has been the deadliest month yet for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. At least 27 troops [...]
