Looking to the future, we know that mutual interests…will drive our partnership with Vietnam. But it is strengthened, as well, by the natural affinities between our societies. These include family ties, a tendency toward optimism, a fierce desire for freedom and independence and a hard-earned appreciation that peace is far, far preferable to war.
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Moving On in Vietnam, but Remembering Its Lessons
Posted May 24th, 2016 at 11:58 am (UTC-5)
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Bob Kerrey and the ‘American Tragedy’ of Vietnam
Even today, Americans argue over the Vietnam War….This sad history returns because of Bob Kerrey’s appointment as chairman of the American-sponsored Fulbright University Vietnam, the country’s first private university. That appointment has also prompted the Vietnamese to debate how former enemies can forgive and reconcile.