I'll explain how the Vietnam War shaped my thinking about international relations, and the lessons it holds for today.

Forget Vietnam, You Get Iran And Iraq | Ask The Professor

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CHAPTERS

0:00 The Question: How did Vietnam shape my thinking?
0:39 My military service during the Vietnam years
1:47 Lesson 1: Nationalism is the most powerful ideology
2:30 The domino theory
5:15 Communism was not a monolith
6:58 Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran
8:01 Lesson 2: The limits of military force
10:19 When military force works: the Gulf War
10:47 Bottom line

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