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Friday, October 3, 2014

Isis, Vietnam and the solution to the middle east conflict


Are we winning or losing the global war on terror ? Have we yet made truly bold moves ? Are we Killing or Deterring more terrorists everyday than the madrassas and radical clericals are recruiting and deploying against us ? (from D.Rumsfeld memos)

In a previous post I explained why the American Strategy  against Isis is doomed to fail and the similarities with Mcnamara's mistakes (Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administration) in Vietnam. Here we explore the two historical moments. 
As always happens on this blog,quickly and without too much phrasing : 

The 3 biggest American mistakes in Vietnam: