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Posted by: populist 2 months, 1 week ago

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Into this heady and well populated milieu steps Joe Allen's recently published Vietnam: The (Last) War the US Lost. This book is a comprehensive history of the US movement against the war in Vietnam, the revolutionary upsurge that sprang up in the wake of that movement's growth and Washington's refusal to end the war, and the eventual end of the w

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ningyo2 months, 1 week ago

we didnt lose this war--the american media and left gave the enemy the victory..just as they are trying to do now in iraq--these UNPATRIOTIC AMERICA_HATERS view this great country as the cause of all misery in the world--i disagree--america is the last best hope of all people on this blue globe searching for freedom from oppression--and carbon credits--drill here -drill now--american energy independence starts tomorrow
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    Jaydee402 months, 1 week ago
    
    With a post like that they clearly are not looking for the truth so why bother?
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bigurn2 months, 1 week ago

Add to the comments above was a failure of leadership at the highest levels of American government. Micromanaging a conflict from the distance does not help win it.
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Sludge-Guzzler2 months, 1 week ago

baddad59 hit it right on the head. I did my job too and made it home alive but I have 7 buddies whose names are on the wall. And for what? Politicians make me sick!
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Will13132 months, 1 week ago

Spamming scumbag... REPORTED..
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nikkibabe2 months, 1 week ago

Vietnam war was all about America's political dislike for Communism. No country down there in the East ever attacked USA to start a war.
No wonder, in the end the US was kicked out and left in a hurry.
For those who went there to fight this political war against another form of governance to call themselves:
. served their country
. defended our country
is BS.
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