[H-Pad] H-PAD Notes 1/29/18: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*“The War That Never Ends (for the U.S. Military High Command)"
<http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176378>*

*By Danny Sjursen, *TomDispatch.com, posted January 28

The reference is to the Vietnam War. *The author is an active-duty military
strategist and a former history instructor at West Point.*



*“Who Is a Hero?” <http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/167882>*

By *Lawrence Wittner, *History News Network, posted January 28

*The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUN T Albany.*



*“Exceptional Victims”
<http://bostonreview.net/war-security/christian-g-appy-exceptional-victims>*

By *Christian Appy, **Boston Review, *posted January 26

*On resistance to the Vietnam War. The author teaches history at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst and has written several books on the
Vietnam War.*

*"Trump's National Defense Strategy Has the Pentagon Popping Champagne"
<http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/trumps-national-defense-strategy-has-the-pentagon-popping-the-champagne/>*
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **The American Conservative, *posted January 24
*The author **is a professor emeritus of history and international
relations at Boston University.*

*“South Korea Slips Off the U.S. Leash”
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/01/23/south-korea-slips-off-the-us-leash/>*

By *Dave Lindorff, *CounterPunch.org, posted January 23, 2018

*Includes historical background to the current crisis*



*“Bacevich and Mearsheimer on Year One of the Trump Administration”
<http://lobelog.com/bacevich-and-mearsheimer-on-year-one-of-the-trump-administration/>*

Interview with *Andrew J. Bacevich and John Mearsheimer *by Derek Davison,
Foreign Policy in Focus, posted January 22


*"Democrats Are Repudiating FDR's Policy of Detente with Russia"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/democrats-are-repudiating-fdrs-precedent-of-detente-with-russia/>*

By *Stephen F. Cohen, **The Nation, *posted January 17

*The author is a professor emeritus of Russian history and politics at
Princeton University and New York University.*



*"The World According to Trump: Or How to Build a Wall and Lose an Empire"
<http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176373>*

By *Alfred McCoy, *TomDispatch.com, posted January 16

*The author teaches history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.*



*“Hawaii False Alarm Hints at the Thin Line Between Mishap and Nuclear War”
<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/world/asia/hawaii-false-alarm-north-korea-nuclear.html?_r=0>*

By *Max Fisher, **New York Times, *posted January 14

*This article draws lessons from the aftermath of the downing of the Korean
Airlines flight in 1983.*



*“Donald Trump’s Vile Words Should Remind Us That America Owes Everything
to Haitians”
<https://theintercept.com/2018/01/12/haiti-donald-trump-shithole-america-history/>*

By *Jon Schwartz, **The Intercept, *posted January 12

*On the relation of the Haitian Revolution to the Louisiana Purchase*


*Thanks for Rusti Eisenberg and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles
included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to
jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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