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Mike Coffman: “When we look back on the history of the Vietnam War in, I think in August of 1969, President Nixon orders a…”

On the recordOctober 2, 2017
When we look back on the history of the Vietnam War in, I think in August of 1969, President Nixon orders a Vietnamization program in sort of a phased withdraw as the army of South Vietnam gains capability.
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Mike Coffman
Republican · Colorado

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Coffman draws parallels between Vietnam and Afghanistan strategies.

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