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Iraq War memorial wall
Latin America

Trump’s quest to kick America's ‘Iraq War syndrome’

Experts say the 'easy' Venezuela operation is reminiscent of George H.W. Bush's 1989 invasion of Panama, which in part served to bury the ghosts of Vietnam

 Ngo Dinh Diem assassination
Washington Politics

JFK oversaw Vietnam decapitation. He didn't live to witness the rest.

A coup likely set unto motion by Kennedy memo ended with the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem in fall of 1963. Two years later, the US was fully at war.

Unlike Cheney, at least McNamara tried to atone for his crimes
Washington Politics

Unlike Cheney, at least McNamara tried to atone for his crimes

A new book looks into the psychology of the Vietnam war era defense secretary and finds a ghost

Vietnam War Agent Orange
Global Crises

Agent Orange is the chemical weapon that keeps on killing

The enduring impacts of this Vietnam War-era herbicide underscore why remembrance must be paired with action

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Military Industrial Complex

Veterans: What we would say to Trump on this Memorial Day

Don't just focus on the 'wins' but take cost and 'America First' seriously

Fall of Saigon vietnam
Global Crises

Symposium: Was the Vietnam War a mistake or fatal flaw in the system?

It's been 50 years since the Fall of Saigon and we still haven't reckoned with the biggest question of them all. Until today.