The "Why Are We in ... ?" question, Ukraine edition
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Benjamin Schwarz and Christopher Layne in a recent article posed the question, “Why Are We in Ukraine?” The title could be a play on the title of a 1967 Norman Mailer novel, Why Are We in Vietnam? President Lyndon Johnson gave a speech in 1965 on this topic. I can’t say his description of the Lessons Of History there has held up particularly well. That doesn’t stop politicians, pundits, and Presidents from using it to this day:
The "Why Are We in ... ?" question, Ukraine edition
The "Why Are We in ... ?" question, Ukraine…
The "Why Are We in ... ?" question, Ukraine edition
Benjamin Schwarz and Christopher Layne in a recent article posed the question, “Why Are We in Ukraine?” The title could be a play on the title of a 1967 Norman Mailer novel, Why Are We in Vietnam? President Lyndon Johnson gave a speech in 1965 on this topic. I can’t say his description of the Lessons Of History there has held up particularly well. That doesn’t stop politicians, pundits, and Presidents from using it to this day: