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Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?
The article compares Trump's Iran 'excursion' to the Vietnam War as potential global turning points, highlighting the strategic weakness of US military power in an interconnected world. It references Lyndon B Johnson's 1965 Vietnam speech, which justified the war as a means to ensure nations could shape their own destiny while acknowledging the necessity of force.