To Dare Even More Boldly: The losing gambler in Vegas Syndrome; The United States Tragically Doubles Down in Vietnam
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Tragically, there are a legion of recent examples of the US falling into the Losing Gambler Syndrome. By the autumn of 1967, there were fully 500,000 US troops in Vietnam, with Commanding General William Westmoreland requesting 100,000 more. A primary American commitment had been made to a country that ought to have been only a negligible interest to the United States.
To Dare Even More Boldly: The losing gambler in Vegas Syndrome; The United States Tragically Doubles Down in Vietnam
To Dare Even More Boldly: The losing gambler…
To Dare Even More Boldly: The losing gambler in Vegas Syndrome; The United States Tragically Doubles Down in Vietnam
Tragically, there are a legion of recent examples of the US falling into the Losing Gambler Syndrome. By the autumn of 1967, there were fully 500,000 US troops in Vietnam, with Commanding General William Westmoreland requesting 100,000 more. A primary American commitment had been made to a country that ought to have been only a negligible interest to the United States.