The Unfortunate Repeatability of War Unachievability

Posted on December 14, 2019 by philwalter1058 in Mindset

In the wake of “The Afghanistan Papers,” if you want to go on a truly heartbreaking journey, read these books, in this order:

1. “A Bright Shining Lie” by Neil Sheehan

2. “Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers” by Daniel Ellsberg

51iNfc-S54L._SX320_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

3. “Vietnam: The Logic of Withdrawal” by Howard Zinn

4. “Bureaucracy Does Its Thing” by Robert W. Komer

Screen Shot 2019-12-14 at 8.38.21 AM.png

Published by philwalter1058

Founder @DivergentOption • Not an Expert • Writing Unofficially • Media Mayn't Quote Me • "Persistence & determination alone are omnipotent." - Calvin Coolidge View all posts by philwalter1058

Beyond my personal writings, which are archived here, I run www.DivergentOptions.org with Steve Leonard and Bob Hein.

Divergent Options is a non-politically aligned national security website that does not conduct political activities or generate revenue and, in 1,000 words or less, provides unbiased, dispassionate, candid articles that assess a national security situation, present multiple options to address the situation, and articulate the risk and gain of each option. Please note that while we assess a national security situation and may provide options, we never recommend a specific option.

%d bloggers like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Related

Published by philwalter1058