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Friday, July 4, 2008 12:00 AM

What John McCain didn't learn in Vietnam

In spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the former POW insists we could have won. No wonder he talks of occupying Iraq for a century.
By Joe Conason

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  • Sunday, July 6, 2008 04:25 AM

    oil

    Vietnam was really all about trying to get control of the oil in the Gulf of Tonkin. It was mentioned by reporters on the evening news.

    Someone in the media really needs to do an in-depth report on the effect of how those massive, untapped oil fields got the US into the Vietnam war in the first place.

    —spinkorama Read spinkorama's other letters

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