And It Will Become Necessary to Destroy the Country in Order to Save It
Sorry, this has no New York connection and is outside our usual bailiwick and all that, but, still:
How did this man get elected twice?
Bush to Invoke Vietnam in Arguing Against Iraq Pullout [CNN]
Related: Bush's Iraq-Vietnam Parallel [The Lede/NYT]

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