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David shannon's avatar

Antonio Gracia Martinez said there's nothing that can point to American culture unlike France. He's obviously never seen a 1969 Camero.

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KDC's avatar

Afghanistan repeated Vietnam, yes. But Vietnam repeated China (& was a panicky decision by LBJ to not repeat China).

Two excellent books that capture this overlooked portion of American history are "The China Mirage" by James Bradley (more of a survey from the 1800s until the Communist takeover that uncovers facts like FDR's grandpa made the family money by selling opium in China, the China Lobby's lies to mislead US policy & more) and the best book I've read all year--"The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947" by Daniel Kurtz Phelan. You must interview Daniel Kurtz Phelan about Marshall's heroic effort to create peace at the end of WWII. Astonishing history.

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