Peter Kuznick

The Germans wanted to get involved in the war in part because they were latecomers to the empire in Africa. They felt they'd been frozen out of the empires that the British and French and Dutch and Portuguese all were controlling.

The Germans wanted to get involved in the war in part because they were latecomers to the empire in Africa. They felt they'd been frozen out of the empires that the British and French and Dutch and Portuguese all were controlling.

Another play that Oliver knows that also is critical of war profiteering was Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets. You know, he's also got various episodes about condemning the war profiteering.

Another play that Oliver knows that also is critical of war profiteering was Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets. You know, he's also got various episodes about condemning the war profiteering.

Another play that Oliver knows that also is critical of war profiteering was Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets. You know, he's also got various episodes about condemning the war profiteering.

They came close, and it was overwhelmingly popular at the time. And then the Democrats reacted to those allegations against Wilson getting us into the war.

They came close, and it was overwhelmingly popular at the time. And then the Democrats reacted to those allegations against Wilson getting us into the war.

They came close, and it was overwhelmingly popular at the time. And then the Democrats reacted to those allegations against Wilson getting us into the war.

You know, the kids don't even know about World War I. Right. That's really ancient history. They hardly know about Vietnam. Yeah. You know, Oliver fought in Vietnam. Oliver volunteered for combat in Vietnam. Probably the only person to drop out of Yale and volunteer for combat in Vietnam in history. No. No? I think there are others. Oh, maybe, I doubt it.

You know, the kids don't even know about World War I. Right. That's really ancient history. They hardly know about Vietnam. Yeah. You know, Oliver fought in Vietnam. Oliver volunteered for combat in Vietnam. Probably the only person to drop out of Yale and volunteer for combat in Vietnam in history. No. No? I think there are others. Oh, maybe, I doubt it.

You know, the kids don't even know about World War I. Right. That's really ancient history. They hardly know about Vietnam. Yeah. You know, Oliver fought in Vietnam. Oliver volunteered for combat in Vietnam. Probably the only person to drop out of Yale and volunteer for combat in Vietnam in history. No. No? I think there are others. Oh, maybe, I doubt it.

And I was an anti-war activist during that period. But I was in Hanoi in January. And it's interesting to me because I had Robert McNamara come into my class some years ago. And McNamara said to my students that he accepts that 3.8 million Vietnamese died in the war. And I've always used that figure because it's mind boggling.

And I was an anti-war activist during that period. But I was in Hanoi in January. And it's interesting to me because I had Robert McNamara come into my class some years ago. And McNamara said to my students that he accepts that 3.8 million Vietnamese died in the war. And I've always used that figure because it's mind boggling.

And I was an anti-war activist during that period. But I was in Hanoi in January. And it's interesting to me because I had Robert McNamara come into my class some years ago. And McNamara said to my students that he accepts that 3.8 million Vietnamese died in the war. And I've always used that figure because it's mind boggling.

But when I was in Hanoi, the Vietnamese leaders told me that now the figure that they use is 5 million Vietnamese. Vietnamese. So the one place that all my students have been is the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., which you've been there. And it's got two walls with 492 feet long with the names of 58,280 Americans who died.

But when I was in Hanoi, the Vietnamese leaders told me that now the figure that they use is 5 million Vietnamese. Vietnamese. So the one place that all my students have been is the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., which you've been there. And it's got two walls with 492 feet long with the names of 58,280 Americans who died.

But when I was in Hanoi, the Vietnamese leaders told me that now the figure that they use is 5 million Vietnamese. Vietnamese. So the one place that all my students have been is the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., which you've been there. And it's got two walls with 492 feet long with the names of 58,280 Americans who died.

And the message is the tragedy of Vietnam is that 58,280 Americans died, which is part of it. But if you included the 5 million Vietnamese, the million Cambodians and Laotians, the Americans, the Brits, the Aussies, the Thais, everybody who died, that wall would be more than 10 miles long. And that would be a fitting tribute to the Vietnam, but it would send a whole different message.

And the message is the tragedy of Vietnam is that 58,280 Americans died, which is part of it. But if you included the 5 million Vietnamese, the million Cambodians and Laotians, the Americans, the Brits, the Aussies, the Thais, everybody who died, that wall would be more than 10 miles long. And that would be a fitting tribute to the Vietnam, but it would send a whole different message.

And the message is the tragedy of Vietnam is that 58,280 Americans died, which is part of it. But if you included the 5 million Vietnamese, the million Cambodians and Laotians, the Americans, the Brits, the Aussies, the Thais, everybody who died, that wall would be more than 10 miles long. And that would be a fitting tribute to the Vietnam, but it would send a whole different message.