Lessons, 40 Years After the Fall of Saigon
New York Times
Updated April 29, 2015 7:30 PM
Introduction
A North Vietnamese tank rolls through the gates of the
Presidential Palace in Saigon on April 30, 1975. Associated Press
Forty years ago, after a decade of war with the French, and a decade of war with Americans, communist forces swept into Saigon and ended the Vietnam War. Millions of Vietnamese and about 58,000 Americans died in the conflict. Other casualties were America’s social cohesion, self-confidence and its standing in the world.
After years of reflection and experience, what have we learned, or what should we have learned, from the Vietnam War?
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Debaters
Callous Use of Power Leads to Years of Civilian Misery
Most Lessons of War Are Eternal; Question Others
Realizing the Need for a More Highly Trained Military
Leaders Play Politics With War If We Let Them
Superpowers’ Partners Can Lead and Follow
Public Learned Less After Media Was Blamed for Failure
War Brings Resistance, Not Cooperation
No Desire for Long Wars and Troubling Tactics
Diminished in Our Allies’ Eyes
A Simple Lesson
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