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Trump's Iran Showdown Echoes Vietnam War Strategy That Led to Historic Peace Pact

A decorated former general has drawn parallels between President Donald Trump's confrontation with Iran and the historic 1992 bombing of Iraqi airfields that forced Saddam Hussein to return North Vietnam to peace talks, leading to the eventual end of America's involvement in the conflict. The US military operation mirrored a similar strategy employed during the Vietnam War.

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