Perhaps over the next week anyone who finds information contributing to the Jeffs' discussion on Vietnam could post it for all to see and learn!
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Just to get the people thinking...
Here's an interesting article by Melvin Laird (Sec. Defense under Nixon) that compares Iraq and Vietnam.
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20051101faessay84604-p0/melvin-r-laird/iraq-learning-the-lessons-of-vietnam.html
This is a three part article on the history of the Vietnam War in the 'International Socialist Review.' It's quite extensive, covering the French invasion up through the American defeat.
http://isreview.org/issues/29/vietnam.shtml
http://isreview.org/issues/33/vietnam2.shtml
http://isreview.org/issues/40/vietnamIII.shtml
Here's another ISR article, this time on the revolt of soldiers in the army during Vietnam. This is an important, and often-overlooked, reason for the American defeat.
http://www.isreview.org/issues/09/soldiers_revolt.shtml
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