The fall of Saigon, the fall of Kabul and the scope of the US’s responsibility
The fall of Saigon, the fall of Kabul and the scope of the US’s responsibility
- August 19, 2021
- Long T. Bui, global and international studies, KPCC – AirTalk, Aug. 19, 2021 (Audio)
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The Taliban have agreed to allow “safe passage” from Afghanistan for civilians struggling to join a U.S.-directed airlift from the capital. … The situation has some people drawing parallels between the fall of Kabul and the fall of Saigon after the Vietnam war. We sit down with some of those thinkers today: … [including] Long Bui, associate professor of global and international studies at the University of California Irvine. [Starts 14:56]
For the full story, please visit https://www.kpcc.org/show/airtalk/2021-08-19/the-fall-of-saigon-the-fall-of-kabul-and-the-scope-of-the-uss-responsibility.
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