Losing Vietnam War
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Re “A Primer on Why We Lost Vietnam,” Column Right, Aug. 6:
David Horowitz argues that “the left and its ‘anti-war’ movement caused America to lose by sapping its will to fight.” In support of his contention, Horowitz quotes former North Vietnamese Gen. Bui Tin: “Those people represented the conscience of America. The conscience of America was part of its war-making capability, and we were turning that power in our favor.”
If the anti-war left indeed represented the “conscience of America,” then Horowitz is clearly implying that conscience has no place in the making and implementation of policy. With his fellow conservatives in Congress taking apart environmental law, affirmative action and the safety net, it seems that Horowitz is not alone in his belief.
MICHAEL CHASKES
Los Angeles
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