theatlantic.com - 3/23/2009
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N agl’s line of argument has not gone unchallenged. Its opponents, the Conservatives, reject the revisionist interpretation of Vietnam and dispute the freshly enshrined conventional narrative on Iraq. Above all, they question whether Iraq represents a harbinger of things to come. A leading voice ...
washingtonpost.com - 3/17/2009
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washingtonpost.com —
The way President Bush whisked through Vietnam --
oh, if only we had done the same 40...
years ago -- it seemed as if he was feeling an obvious parallel with the war in Iraq . His aides, who somehow lose IQ points by mere proximity to the commander in ...
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Richard Cohen - The Lingo Of Vietnam
mudvillegazette.com - 3/23/2009
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Andrew Breitbart votes "yes" : The last time
I felt this hopeless was when the Democratic Party...
and its cohorts in the media sold us on the false premise that we lost the war in Iraq. In the process, they also sought to demonize the very man that led us out of our peril. His name is Gen. ...
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Petraeus in '12?
mudvillegazette.com - 3/27/2009
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Mrs G, on Medal of Honor Day :
Can the everyday American (who hasn't been exposed to...
milblogs) name a Medal of Honor recipient or a single Hero of these wars? No - because the main stream media does not cover them. Apparently today is not newsworthy. Just Google National Medal of Honor Day ...
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The Future of the US Military
democracyarsenal.org —
... , who argues that the security challenges of the 21st century will
require that the U.S. military be positioned "not just to dominate land operations, but to
change entire societies." On the other hand we have West Point professor Gian Gentile who argues that the military, " ...
COIN? Just Say No
Newshoggers.com —
... , who argues that the security challenges of the 21st century will require that the U.S. military be positioned "not just to dominate land operations, but to change entire societies." On the other hand we have West Point professor Gian Gentile who argues that the military, " ...
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mudvillegazette.com 5/25/2009 — Note: This salute to those who fell in Vietnam was originally published in November, 2005, and is re-posted today in honor of Memorial Day weekend.
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On Monday, be sure to offer a handshake and a thank you to a Vietnam vet.
On March 24, the US House of Representatives approved House Resolution 234, which declares Monday, March 30 as “Welcome ...
Inventing Vietnam - Cambridge University Press
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