Liberation helped neither country at a time of Cold War strategy. Things got worse and then some - division; horrific wars; and millions killed, wounded, displaced and immiserated. Wounds are still healing, South Korea still occupied, the North isolated, tensions still high, and Vietnam is chemically contaminated and a US offshore sweatshop.
Dowd reviews the histories and concludes: "To those who cheer our 'victory' in the Cold War, our fist-shaking against the 'axis of evil,' and our 'mission accomplished' in Iraq, here is a request - Dear Uncle Sam: Spare us your victories." They reveal deceit, betrayal and conquest for world dominance.
More on Dowd's book follows in Part II. Watch for it soon on this web site.
Stephen Lendman is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization. He lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.
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