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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Diemesque

The Kennedy Library's opening of tapes showing JFK's displeasure with South Vietnam's President Diem helps us appreciate pregnant correlations with President Obama's Afghanistan dilemma.
By Fr. John at 5:47 PM
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Labels: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Ngo Dinh Diem

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