Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Deja Vu... Afghanistan/Vietnam

When Our Leaders Fail to Lead,
We have to make them.

By David Korten

What David Korten learned from his experiences during the Vietnam War.

On Tuesday night [December 2, 2009], President Obama announced his decision to increase U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan. It was a tragic error. He specifically said that to compare Afghanistan with Vietnam is a misreading of history. In a way, I would have to agree. We ultimately left Vietnam in humiliation. Afghanistan is not comparable, because our prospects […]

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October 2009 Anti-war Demonstration in Boston

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great to see young people taking action. Also, I like the John Fogarty song.

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