The important point was that whatever errors America had made [in Vietnam] "we are so powerful [according to Secretary Kissinger] that Hanoi is simply unable to defeat us militarily" and must therefore eventually be forced to compromise.
You cannot do justice to the dead. When we talk about doing justice to the dead we are talking about retribution for the harm done to them. But retri… - William Shawcross
You cannot do justice to the dead. When we talk about doing justice to the dead we are talking about retribution for the harm done to them. But retri…
- William Shawcross
The important point was that whatever errors America had made [in Vietnam] "we are so powerful [according to Secretary Kissinger] that Hanoi is simpl… - William Shawcross
The important point was that whatever errors America had made [in Vietnam] "we are so powerful [according to Secretary Kissinger] that Hanoi is simpl…
Together they [President Nixon and Secretary Kissinger] pursued ends that frequently had a tenuous link with reality, using means that were not merel… - William Shawcross
Together they [President Nixon and Secretary Kissinger] pursued ends that frequently had a tenuous link with reality, using means that were not merel…
Cambodia was not a mistake; it was a crime. The world is diminished by the experience. - William Shawcross
Cambodia was not a mistake; it was a crime. The world is diminished by the experience.
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