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The problem with Tory nostalgia. Bilal Ahmed, in Tuesday's Souciant.
thenewgreen · 4367 days ago · link ·
The idea of waging war in order to "find yourself" or "reclaim an identity" is a shameful thing. I had never heard the H.W. Bush quote "By God, we’ve kicked the Vietnam Syndrome once and for all." It's scary that leaders can think in these terms. It seems the fault with Vietnam was the thoughtless entry in to conflict, not the lack of a clear victory. But history has a way of repeating itself in these matters.