Policymaker Ignorance and the Vietnam War, Part 3: Escalation Obfuscation

from The Week in Policymaker Ignorance · host Scott Scheall

Scott analyzes the series of events and decisions (and lies, lots of lies) that led to the United States taking over the task of fighting the Vietnam War from the South Vietnamese. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit policymakerignorance.substack.com

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