Vietnamization, Airpower, and Forgetting History in Iraq

Abstract

After Richard Nixon was elected, he enacted a strategy to withdraw from Vietnam entitled Vietnamization. The strategy was tested in 1970 in Cambodia, 1971 in Laos, and 1972 in Vietnam during the Easter Offensive. In all cases, victory or failure was determined largely by the presence of US advisors and massive application US airpower. In Iraq, the US has fixed some mistakes, but has increasingly repeated errors made in Vietnam that may cause long term defeat against the next threat that emerges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176633

Entities

People

  • Ryan E. Von Rembow

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Strikes
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Iraq
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • New York
  • Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies