http://dir.salon.com/topics/vietnam_war/?source=rss&aim=vietnam_war en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT By Joe Conason Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/04/mcain_vietnam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/04/mcain_vietnam/index.html?source=rss In spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the former POW insists we could have won. No wonder he talks of occupying Iraq for a century. By Joe Conason Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/23/lieberman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/23/lieberman/index.html?source=rss The senator's indictment of the Democratic Party is just as dishonest as his failure to discuss his own evolution as an ally of McCain's. By Gary Kamiya Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/09/sixties/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/09/sixties/index.html?source=rss A new book argues that the '60s counterculture achieved nothing of lasting importance. So why does the era continue to fascinate us? By Edward McClelland Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/08/hillary_1968/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/08/hillary_1968/index.html?source=rss The former Goldwater Girl became a member of the Democratic Party's new vanguard. But that's not how many liberals see her today. By Stephen M. Walt Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/16/realism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/16/realism/index.html?source=rss If the New York Times wants true diversity on its Op-Ed pages, it should hire foreign policy realists, not ideologues. By Laura Miller Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/09/17/denis_johnson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/09/17/denis_johnson/index.html?source=rss Best known for his tales of losers, thieves and addicts, Denis Johnson takes on the Vietnam War in his daring new novel, "Tree of Smoke." By Joe Conason Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/05/18/edwards_protest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/05/18/edwards_protest/index.html?source=rss While one can oppose the war and still support the troops, the presidential candidate's call for antiwar protests on Memorial Day is a bad idea. By Sidney Blumenthal Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/23/state_of_parties/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/23/state_of_parties/index.html?source=rss Unlike past presidents dealing with the consequences of war, Bush has walled himself off from the public and the Congress it elected. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/18/iraq_vietnam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/18/iraq_vietnam/index.html?source=rss As a young House candidate in 1972, I learned just how little Congress can do to pull the plug on a war started by a president. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/28/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/28/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss Although ultimately an ineffective leader, Gerald Ford was the right person for the presidency in the wake of the Watergate crisis. By Mark Benjamin Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/21/ptsd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/21/ptsd/index.html?source=rss Disillusionment with war is an overlooked psychological liability on the battlefield, experts say -- and could lead to higher rates of PTSD among U.S. soldiers in Iraq. By Joe Conason Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/12/08/iraq_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/12/08/iraq_mccain/index.html?source=rss The Iraq Study Group shot down Bush's failed war strategy. Yet John McCain stubbornly supports it -- calling for more troops and promising unattainable victory. By Joe Conason Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/10/06/i_f_stone_book/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/10/06/i_f_stone_book/index.html?source=rss Radical journalist I.F. Stone spent his career challenging government deception and press complicity. This new biography shows why his legacy matters. By Bill Frogameni Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/05/24/weiss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/05/24/weiss/index.html?source=rss The Pulitzer-winning reporters who exposed the U.S. Tiger Force's atrocities in Vietnam discuss why the case was whitewashed -- and its scary parallels to Iraq. By Richard Parker Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/01/galbraith_appreciation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/01/galbraith_appreciation/index.html?source=rss His biographer recalls how the late economist warned JFK about Vietnam -- and faulted conservative policies for worsening inequality in America. By Sidney Blumenthal Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/04/19/rumsfeld_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/04/19/rumsfeld_bush/index.html?source=rss Clinging to Rumsfeld as generals lead an unprecedented revolt, Bush reveals his weakness and his disdain for the lessons of history. By Robert Bryce Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/08/15/bush_lbj/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/08/15/bush_lbj/index.html?source=rss Bush's inability to feel the pain of others -- highlighted by Cindy Sheehan's peace vigil -- is a stark contrast to the anguish LBJ felt over casualties in Vietnam. By Sidney Blumenthal Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/06/23/disillusionment_with_war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/06/23/disillusionment_with_war/index.html?source=rss The more Bush promises a "light at the end of the tunnel," the more the American public grows disillusioned with the war in Iraq. By Eric Boehlert Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/22/sinclair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/22/sinclair/index.html?source=rss David Smith and Carlton Sherwood, the two men behind the "Stolen Honor" fiasco, are a perfect match. By James K. Galbraith Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/08/democratic_response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/08/democratic_response/index.html?source=rss It's the future. Democrats need to focus their campaign on which party is best able to fix the mess in Iraq and create jobs at home. By Sidney Blumenthal Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/09/08/campaigns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/09/08/campaigns/index.html?source=rss The Republicans' post-convention bounce deflates as documents about Bush's evasion of military service surface. By Tim Grieve Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/25/kerry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/08/25/kerry/index.html?source=rss The Swift boat ads have been exposed by the press as blatantly false, but that hasn't stopped the Bush machine from pushing them. Has Kerry figured out how to fight back against the lies and the lying liars who tell them? By Douglas Brinkley Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/28/medals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/28/medals/index.html?source=rss The veterans who tossed their medals at the steps of the U.S. Capitol in 1971 just wanted to wake up their country to the disastrous tragedy of Vietnam. By Joe Conason Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2004/03/06/kerry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2004/03/06/kerry/index.html?source=rss With a campaign of distortion and lies, the right-wing smear machine is trying to impugn the military honor of John Kerry. By Robert Poe Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/02/19/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/02/19/bush/index.html?source=rss John Kerry's band of Vietnam War brothers has the Bush army running for their lives.