Comments on: Author Tim O’Brien on Hagel, Kerry and the Lasting Impact of the Vietnam War

By: TrygveUSMC

TrygveUSMC — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:02:00 +0000

I heard this on my car radio, and I was yelling the same question in response to Hagel’s critics saying he’s too cautious about using military force: “How can you be too cautious?” O’Brien’s point about bullets creating enemies was spot-on as well; particularly in the type of counter-insurgency campaigns we’ve conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan.

By: Benjamin Reed

Benjamin Reed — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:42:00 +0000

Great piece.

By: Barbara Wien

Barbara Wien — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:25:00 +0000

Thank you for featuring this absolutely stirring and soul-searing commentary by Tim O’Brien. Having lived through the horrors of war, his wisdom should be heard in every Congressional and Pentagon office in Washington. Your program has prompted me to read his books.