Middle East
'Christmas bombings' worked in Vietnam but won't drag Iran to table
The military and diplomatic situation in the Persian Gulf bears virtually no similarity to that in 1972. Here's why.
May 06, 2026
vietnam
Middle East
Lacing up LBJ's shoes, Trump is walking willingly into a trap
'Choosing War' author Fredrik Logevall on how the Democratic president went from bombing in 1964 to sending 500,000 ground troops into Vietnam by 1967
April 14, 2026
Media
'Kennedy's Coup' signaled regime change doom loop for US
A look back at Diem's assassination, setting off the Vietnam War — who says Washington isn't led by the same self-destructive characters throughout time?
February 16, 2026
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.
January 08, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
American cult: Why our special ops need a reset
Time to recognize that in their current state, our elite forces are bad for the military, bad for society, and bad for the operators themselves
July 09, 2025
Asia-Pacific
Pushing East Asia to hike defense could boomerang on Wall Street
Spending increases on the scale the admin is pressing for could push up US bond yields further, hurting American markets, and allies too
June 12, 2025
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