Draws on the author's work with a late Vietnam strategist to discuss what he believed to be critical misperceptions that led to America's instigation of the war, discussing his vision of what may have occurred in alternate scenarios and what present policymakers can learn from Vietnam examples.
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Gordon M. Goldstein is a scholar of international affairs who has held executive positions in international security policy and finance. He received a Ph.D. in political science and international relations from Columbia University, and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, and The Washington Post. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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