The United States did not achieve Korea, Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan, and the costs of these wars human lives and dollars were staggering. ..…

Consider the history surrounding the run-ups to Mexican War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and Iraq war. ..…

The modal age range of U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq as of 2018 was 25-30. . The power of the war in Vietnam to shape American discourse a half-century later holds endless fascination for students of political culture and collective memory, but its power to rewrite its own..…

“If you look at the recent history of this country, I think we understand that the two worst foreign policy disasters [the Vietnam War and the Iraq War] were based on lies that came from the White House.” . . ..…