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215 | John Nagl: Russia's Insurgency Problem

The Realignment

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The War in Vinam

Bob sorley is a fellow historian of the vianam war. Ad he argues that the really critical decision came when lindon johnson, president johnson, decided to appoint william westmoreland,. to command the war in via nam in 19 64 19 65. Bob argues that ad craabrams, who as given command of the war in vitnam, but only after tet at that point, imposing a new one war strategy which incorporated politics and economic development into military operations. We wouldn't have taken as many casal s. We would have made more political progress earlier. It's really, really important that army officers, teaching them, hopefully some of thus now here

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