[H-Pad] H-PAD Notes 3/29/18: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*


*“What Was the Vietnam War About?
<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/opinion/what-was-the-vietnam-war-about.html”>*

By *Christian Appy, **New York Times, *posted March 26

*The author teaches history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and
has written extensively on the Vietnam War.*



*“Renaming the 1948 War: Partition, Dispossession, and Fragmentation”
<https://zcomm.org/znetarticle/renaming-the-1948-war-partition-dispossession-and-fragmentation/>*

By *Richard Falk, *ZNet, posted March 25

*The author is a professor emeritus of international law at Princeton
University.*


*“Welcome to the Dick Cheney Adnministration”
<https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/23/welcome-to-the-dick-cheney-administration/>*

By *Stephen M. Walt, **Foreign Policy, *posted March 23

*The author teaches international relations at Harvard University.*



*“The Untold Story of John Bolton’s Campaign for War with Iran”
<http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-a-john-bolton-appointment-is-scarier-than-you-think-mcmaster-trump/>*

By *Gareth Porter, **The American Conservative, *posted March 22



*“Lessons from the Iraq War after Fifteen Years”
<https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/united-states-iraq-war-lessons-by-javier-solana-2018-03?utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2e12931ef4-sunday_newsletter_25_3_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-2e12931ef4-93657589>*

By *Javier Solana, *Project Syndicate, posted March 22

*The author is a former Secretary-General of NATO and Foreign Minister of
Spain.*



*“The Iraq Reckoning Still to Come”
<http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/iraq-reckoning-article-1.3879224>*

By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **New York Daily News, *posted March 19

*The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations
at Boston University.*



*“15 Years in Iraq: A Shameful Anniversary”
<http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/15-years-in-iraq-a-shameful-anniversary/>*

By *Daniel R. DePetris, **The American Conservative, *posted March 19



*“A Forgotten Hero Stopped the My Lai Massacre 50 Years Ago Today”
<http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-wiener-my-lai-hugh-thompson-20180316-story.html>*

By *Jon Wiener, **Los Angeles Times, *posted March 16

*The author is a professor emeritus of history at the University of
California Irvine.*



*“The Massacre That Was Dismissed as Fake News”
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/168518>*

By *Scott Laderman, *History News Network, posted March 15

*On widespread disbelief of media reports of the My Lai massacre. The
author teaches history at the University of Minnesota Duluth.*



*“When the Leader of the Free World Is an Ugly American”
<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/09/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-foreign-policy.html>*

By *Thomas Meaney and Stephen Wertheim, **New York Times Sunday Review, *posted
March 9

*Stephen Wertheim is a lecturer in history at Birkbeck, University of
London. This piece argues that Trump"does not so much break with tradition
as bring forward some of its most retrograde but persistent elements." *



*Thanks to Chad Pearson 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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