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Uncle Sam be Damned in 'Nam: No Country for Noble Causes - Part One

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For those who might still be inclined to see America as the go-to global good guy, if these books do not at least make you question such assumptions in the current geopolitical milieu, then I'm at a loss as to what might do the trick. Moreover, anyone looking in either of these books for implicit 'business as usual' justifications for the sheer horror and tragedy based on notions of 'war is hell' collateral damage or unintended consequences will be disappointed, although there are plenty of examples of both!

The sad thing will be that next year, when the brass asses at the Pentagon and their belligerent, blood drenched brethren in the neo-con fraternity come to commemorate this regrettable, avoidable episode in American history, such considerations will be the last thing on their deranged, deluded and delusional minds.

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