Operation “Blame the Afghan People” is in full swing. The countdown to us forgetting completely about Afghanistan has also just begun and the media is doing its best to shove a comparative narrative to Vietnam down our throats. Today’s episode explores our national amnesia, examines the Vietnam comparison, talks about what happens when our occupations end and questions the continuation of a wartime military budget.
Resources
Peter G. Peterson Foundation: Budget Basics: National Defense
The Intercept: $10,000 Invested in Defense Stocks When Afghanistan War Began Now Worth Almost $100,000
World Economic Forum: The story of Vietnam's economic miracle
Vietnam Briefing: Vietnam’s Economy, FDI Show Steady Growth but Fourth Wave a Concern
The World Bank: The World Bank In Vietnam
CTV News: 'Canada left them behind': Afghan interpreters and their families plead to be evacuated from Afghanistan
CBC: N.S. veteran unhappy as Taliban retakes control of Afghanistan
War On The Rocks: China’s Strategic Assessment of Afghanistan
Congress: H.Res.1003 — 116th Congress
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