On the recordFebruary 16, 1991
It is my hope that when this is over we will have kicked, for once and for all, the so-called Vietnam syndrome.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is my hope that when this is over we will have kicked, for once and for all, the so-called Vietnam syndrome.
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