Jueves, 29 de diciembre de 2005

By Dale Andrade, a historian and author of Ashes to Ashes: The Phoenix Program and the Vietnam War (THE WASHINGTON POST, 29/12/05):

It's not uncommon these days to hear talk of "lessons" learned in Vietnam and their application to current U.S. conflicts. Unfortunately, most observers have ignored the uniqueness of the Vietnam War, picking and choosing the lessons learned there with little regard for their application to the present.

This is particularly true with the current buzz over the "clear and hold" concept, which has gained popularity in some circles. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice invoked it during Senate testimony in October, and columnist David Ignatius reported in his Nov.…  Seguir leyendo »