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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= A Chance to Retrieve History Roger Morris, who served on the senior staff of the National Security Council under Presidents Johnson and Nixon, knows a thing or two about the folly of escalation. In this <a href="http://www.greeninstitute.net/subpages/breflect.asp" title="must-read essay">must-read essay</a>, the award-winning historian reminds us that a military’s unwillingness to admit defeat and a president’s desire for victory are no excuse for the lives wasted on a futile vision of conquest. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070119_a_chance_to_retrieve_history/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070119_a_chance_to_retrieve_history/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= A Chance to Retrieve History Roger Morris, who served on the senior staff of the National Security Council under Presidents Johnson and Nixon, knows a thing or two about the folly of escalation. In this <a href="http://www.greeninstitute.net/subpages/breflect.asp" title="must-read essay">must-read essay</a>, the award-winning historian reminds us that a military’s unwillingness to admit defeat and a president’s desire for victory are no excuse for the lives wasted on a futile vision of conquest. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070119_a_chance_to_retrieve_history/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20070119_a_chance_to_retrieve_history/</a> Copyright © 2007 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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