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Ronald W. Pruessen, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Toronto

As Biden announces his re-election bid, the ghosts of Vietnam still haunt him on Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy near a Kyiv cathedral during Biden's surprise visit in February 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In 2009, shortly after his inauguration, Barack Obama undertook an intensive policy review to assess the desirability of a military “surge” in Afghanistan.

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