We’ve all heard the usual arguments: the U.S. government entered the Vietnam War because of the domino theory, or because of SEATO treaty obligations, or whatever. The recent Ken Burns PBS series on the war, for example, repeats many conventional arguments about the war.
Gareth Porter, on the other hand, joins me to discuss rather a different interpretation of the war. We cover the origins of the war, the nature of the war (were civilians deliberately targeted?), the Cambodian incursion, and a lot more.
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Book Discussed
Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam
Episode Mentioned
Ep. 905 Pat Buchanan’s Inside Story of the Nixon Years (Pat Buchanan)
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