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bobbo49 's review for:
The Best and the Brightest
by David Halberstam
Brilliantly written, Halberstam's account of the men who made the key political and military decisions on Vietnam is a graphic warning for our times. The military, focused as it is on the benefits of war to advancement of military careers (more budget $$, more officers, more troops, more equipment), tells its own lies about how the war is going and will go; the politicians, focused on the need to appear sufficiently "tough" and "anti-Communist" (read "anti-terrorist" for today), ignore their own doubts and reporting chains because they are afraid to face off with the military; and the American people are forced to either believe the lies they are being fed about the dangers and/or the great progress being made on their behalf against the bad guys, or to "unpatriotically" oppose more of the same absurdities.
This is how we got into Iraq and Afghanistan. This is how we are being urged to get into Syria and Libya. The lessons of history are out there for anyone who is listening. Is anyone listening?
This is how we got into Iraq and Afghanistan. This is how we are being urged to get into Syria and Libya. The lessons of history are out there for anyone who is listening. Is anyone listening?