Army Maj & 'Nam

Before the Maj. gits us all weepy about the last civil war our mis-guided ferign policy got us involved in might I suggest a little reading material for our bloggers. We have been lucky the last 20 years that our mis-adventures haven't cost us much more. Lest we fergit what FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND names look like on a WALL.

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam

The Best & the Brightest

The Fire in the Lake

of course if you have the time The Pentagon Papers

& for how to misread, mishandle & screw up a country & political system you don't understand..Red Star Over China.