Saigon.” Even those who weren’t alive to watch America’s ignominious exit from South Vietnam in 1975 can conjure the image: a helicopter perched atop an apartment building, loaded with evacuees, a …
Leaving Vietnam: The One Man We Remembered
We are reposting it because of the obvious parallels to what’s now happening in Afghanistan. Even as Saigon was about to fall, Walt Whitman Rostow seemed determined to be the last hawk; he called for …
Opinions | The recriminations over Vietnam tell us what’s next in the debate over Afghanistan
Debates, about whether the U.S. could have won, who bears responsibility for the loss and whether soldiers’ sacrifice was worth it, are coming.
Vietnam govt aims to quickly control Covid-19 and ensure economic recovery as 9,605 new cases confirmed on Tuesday (Aug 17)
Quickly keeping the Covid-19 pandemic under control and supporting businesses and people affected by the pandemic, particularly ensuring enough food and essential needs for all residents are Vietnam …
ADB spearheads plans to retire coal plants in Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia
Asian Development Bank and the UK-based insurer Prudential are working on an ambitious investment scheme to cut carbon emissions in Asia.
ADB spearheads plans to retire coal plants in Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia
Asian Development Bank and the UK-based insurer Prudential are working on an ambitious investment scheme to cut carbon emissions in Asia.
The recriminations over Vietnam tell us what’s next in the debate over Afghanistan
Debates, about whether the U.S. could have won, who bears responsibility for the loss and whether soldiers’ sacrifice was worth it, are coming.
The recriminations over Vietnam tell us what’s next in the debate over Afghanistan
Debates, about whether the U.S. could have won, who bears responsibility for the loss and whether soldiers’ sacrifice was worth it, are coming.
Is Kabul ‘Biden’s Saigon’? Images of chaotic exit evoke comparisons to retreat from Vietnam
People are describing the Afghan capital, Kabul, as “Biden’s Saigon” – images of defeat that may haunt the president and his foreign policy team.
US Failure in Afghanistan is Bigger Than Vietnam War Loss And This Time, the Blame Lies at Biden’s Door
Though US had lost many more troops in the Vietnam War than the Afghan war — in fact over 55,000 troops more — the real loss in Afghanistan is much bigger.