the people of vietnam continued to be poisoned by this chemical that was dropped by the u.s. military and when people do find out such as reading my op ed on huffington post and other pieces like that they feel very responsible they feel like they want to do something about it i have been to vietnam recently there is not resentment against the. americans they understand that there are many americans who are trying to achieve compensation to to get some recompense for the victims and their one thing i want to make clear is that although the u.s. veterans get some compensation not nearly enough there has been no compensation at all whatsoever for the vietnamese victims there has been some u.s. assistance in remediating to have the worst hot spots near to army bases but there are still many many other hotspots in vietnam that still have dioxin in the soil i think your head on the head it's the lack of knowledge that this is happening i think it's kind of out of sight out of mind and we don't really understand the consequences of the vietnam war still to this day and unfortunatel

vietnam veterans and the enemies americans who have been born with the same diseases and deformities and it's called h r two five one now. that bill the victims of agent orange relief act of twenty thirty ok so right now there hasn't been really any accountability inside the government i mean we've just seen kind of this lawsuit gets settled not even one from from dow chemical and monsanto and since the effects are still felt today it's still affecting a stream where a large amount of vietnamese people what would you say that the attitude of the vietnamese is toward the west for kind of this neglect over the last fifty years. well during the vietnam war and i was i was very active in the anti-war movement and i remember being very surprised that the vietnamese people did not hate the american people they understood that it was the american government not the american people that that was raining bombs and chemicals down on them and in fact there was a very strong anti-war movement the problem now and since the vietnam war the end of yet non war nine hundred seventy five is that peopl

vietnam veterans and the enemies americans who have been born with the same diseases and deformities and it's called h r two five one nine that bill the victims of agent orange relief act of twenty thirty ok so right now there hasn't been really any accountability inside the government i mean we just same kind of this lawsuit gets settled not even one from from dow chemical and monsanto and since the effects are still felt today it's still affecting a stream where a large amount of vietnamese people what would you say that the attitude of the vietnamese is toward the u.s. for kind of this neglect over the last fifty years. well during the vietnam war and i was i was very active in the anti-war movement and i remember being very surprised that the vietnamese people did not hate the american people they understood that it was the american government not the american people that that was raining bombs and chemicals down on them and in fact there was a very strong anti-war movement the problem now and since the vietnam war the end of the war one nine hundred seventy five is that people d

well the reason i say that it's not that much different is because all over vietnam there are what are called hot spots which are still poisoned by dioxin in in the soil and many of them are located around former u.s. military bases the asian orange we used as a default to get rid of the. brush and the trees so that they could find the enemy more easily and so people who live near these hot spots are also continually being affected by this toxic chemical has there been any sort of accountability of using this chemical on the people from the government or pressure for compensation. there was a lawsuit brought by the veterans against two of the major chemical companies dow and monsanto and manufactured agent orange and they arrived at a settlement and in federal court in new york and they get about one point five two billion dollars a year which sounds like a lot of money but it's very little for the number of u.s. soldiers who were affected by agent orange and whose offspring continue to be affected by agent orange but when that was suits settled the judge jack weinstein assured the che

the people of vietnam continued to be poisoned by this chemical that was dropped by the u.s. military and when people do find out such as reading my op ed on huffy to post and other pieces like that they feel very responsible they feel like they want to do something about it i have been to vietnam recently there is not resentment against the. americans they understand that there are many americans who are trying to achieve compensation to to get some recompense for the victims and their one thing i want to make clear is that although the u.s. veterans get some compensation not nearly enough there has been no compensation at all whatsoever for the vietnamese victims there has been some u.s. assistance in remediating to have the worst hot spots near to army bases but there are still many many other hotspots in vietnam that still have dioxin in the soil i think your head on the head it's the lack of knowledge that this is happening i think it's kind of out of sight out of mind and we don't really understand the consequences of the vietnam war still to this day and unfortunately

vietnam veterans and the enemies americans who have been born with the same diseases and deformities and it's called h r two five one now. that bill of agent orange relief act of twenty thirty ok so right now there hasn't been really any accountability inside the government i mean we've just seen kind of this lawsuit gets settled not even one from from dow chemical and monsanto and since the effects are still felt today it's still a factor in extreme weather large amount of vietnamese people what would you say that the attitude of the vietnamese is toward the west for kind of this neglect over the last fifty years. well during the vietnam war and i was i was very active in the anti-war movement and i remember being very surprised that the vietnamese people did not hate the american people they understood that it was the american government not the american people that that was raining bombs and chemicals down on them and in fact there was a very strong anti-war movement the problem now and since the vietnam war the end of yet non war nine hundred seventy five is that people don't kno

vietnam veterans and the enemies americans who have been born with the same diseases and deformities and it's called h r two five one now. that bill victims of agent orange relief act of twenty thirty ok so right now there hasn't been really any accountability inside the government i mean we just same kind of this lawsuit gets settled not even one from from dow chemical and monsanto and since the effects are still felt today it's still of extreme weather large amount of vietnamese people what would you say that the attitude of the vietnamese is toward the west for kind of this neglect over the last fifty years. well during the vietnam war and i was i was very active in the anti-war movement and i remember being very surprised that the vietnamese people did not hate the american people they understood that it was the american government not the american people that that was raining bombs and chemicals down on them and in fact there was a very strong anti-war movement the problem now and since the vietnam war the end of yet non war nine hundred seventy five is that people don't know th

guys were talking about things they'd witnessed in vietnam showed why the people of vietnam were not on our side. during the middle of it very emotional testimony. one camera crew from a mainstream that had shown up starts packing up and back then it was like the lighting guy you know is a huge thing and the vietnam vet started booing because many of them blamed the mainstream media in one thousand nine hundred sixty five sixty six sixty seven sixty eight for getting them to go to vietnam in the first place and so seeing how him impactful the mainstream media war and how they basically censored this huge event of returning vietnam veterans who are testifying to the american public this is what the war is really about and the mainstream media wouldn't cover it i would say that's the day i became a media critic well that's extraordinary did i remember back to back during those times before my own you know i want to risk kind of a similar art when i was when i was thirteen and sixty four i went door to door i did for barry goldwater and my dad and i used to sit and watch william f. buck

guys we're talking about things they witnessed in vietnam that showed why the people of vietnam were not on our side. during the middle of it very emotional testimony the one camera crew from a mainstream that had shown up starts packing up and back then it was like the lighting guy you know is a huge thing and the vietnam vets started booing because many of them blamed the mainstream media in one thousand nine hundred sixty five sixty six sixty seven sixty eight for getting them to go to vietnam in the first place and so seeing how impactful the mainstream media war and how they basically censored this huge event of returning vietnam veterans who are testifying to the american public this is what the war is really about and the mainstream media wouldn't cover it i would say that's the day i became a media critic that's extraordinary i remember back to back during those times before my own you know i went to risk kind of a similar arc when i was when i was thirteen and sixty four i went door to door i did for barry goldwater and my dad and i used to sit and watch william f. buckley f

guys we're talking about things they'd witnessed in vietnam it showed why the people of vietnam were not on our side. during the middle of it very emotional testimony the one camera crew from a mainstream that had shown up starts packing up and back then it was like the lighting guy you know is a huge thing and the vietnam vet started booing because many of them blamed the mainstream media in one thousand nine hundred sixty five sixty six sixty seven sixty eight for getting them to go to vietnam in the first place and so seeing how him impactful the mainstream media war and how they basically censored this huge event of returning vietnam veterans who are testifying to the american public this is what the war is really about and the mainstream media wouldn't cover it i would say that's the day i became a media critic well that's extraordinary did i remember back to back during those times before my own you know i want to risk kind of a similar are when i was when i was thirteen and sixty four i went door to door i did for barry goldwater and my dad and i used to sit and watch william

guys were talking about things they'd witnessed in vietnam that showed why the people of vietnam were not on our side. during the middle of it very emotional testimony the one camera crew from a mainstream that had shown up starts packing up and back then it was like the lighting guy. you know is a huge thing and the vietnam vets started booing because many of them blamed the mainstream media in one thousand nine hundred sixty five sixty six sixty seven sixty eight for getting them to go to vietnam in the first place and so seeing how impactful the mainstream media war and how they basically censored this huge event of returning vietnam veterans who were testifying to the american public this is what the war is really about and the mainstream media wouldn't cover it i would say that's the day i became a media critic that's extraordinary did i remember back to back during those times before my own you know i want to risk kind of a similar arc when i was when i was thirteen and sixty four i went door to door i did for barry goldwater and my dad and i used to sit and watch william f. buc

the withdrawal of american troops from vietnam in 73. and, of course, china and the soviet union are coming to butt heads. there's a confrontation in 69. so because of these geopolitical changes in the since the cold war in asia was sort of coming to an end but interestingly the fight between north and south korea was actually heating up. at this point this is the beginning of south korea's rise to economic power. south korea is sort of taking off at this point. by contrast north creek on this is a big went the economy was starting to slow down. so kim jong-il saw the window of opportunity to unify with the south which was quickly closing pics we decide at that point to do a series of very provocative actions, beginning with a blue house in 68 which was an attempt to assassinate president back, which failed. so what you at that point is the local warfare between 60 and early to late 1980s is that koreans are at it, extreme anger. he wants to retaliate on, ma the americans are trying to restrain. on the other end, very provocative actions

a few weeks ago i saw demonstrators carrying signs reading, lewds in vietnam, br - lose in vietnam, bring the boys home. ai any american has a right to reach that conclusion and advocate that point of view, but as president of the united states, i would be untrue to my oath of office if i allowed the policy of this nation to be indicated by the minority that hold that point of view and try to impose it on the nation by amounting demonstrations in the street. so tonight, to you, the great silent majority on my fellow americans, i ask for your support. i pledged in my campaign for the presidency to end the war in a way that we could win the peace. i have pledged to you tonight that i shall meet this responsibility with all of the strength and wisdom i can command in accordance with your hopes, mindful of your concerns, sustained by your prayers. thank you and good night. >> hello? >> yes, sir. >> that was great. i must say i put an awful lot of emotion into it. i don't know whether it got through. >> it sure did. the last part, of course, was a -- was quite a work of art to be frank with yo

a few weeks ago i saw demonstrators carrying signs reading, lose in vietnam -- lose in vietnam, bring the boys home. ai any american has a right to reach that conclusion and advocate that point of view, but as president of the united states, i would be untrue to my oath of office if i allowed the policy of this nation to be indicated by the minority that hold that point of view and try to impose it on the nation by amounting demonstrations in the street. so tonight, to you, the great silent majority on my fellow americans, i ask for your support. i pledged in my campaign for the presidency to end the war in a way that we could win the peace. i have pledged to you tonight that i shall meet this responsibility with all of the strength and wisdom i can command in accordance with your hopes, mindful of your concerns, sustained by your prayers. thank you and good night. >> hello? >> yes, sir. >> that was great. i must say i put an awful lot of emotion into it. i don't know whether it got through. >> it sure did. the last part, of course, was a -- was quite a work of art to be frank with yo

caller: in vietnam. i was in reconnaissance. host: how long were you in vietnam? caller: three tours. host: go back to our topic this evening, we're looking at how the media covers wars. is there a difference a day than the media covered vietnam? caller: we work with the media people. they followed us in some of our operations. did you find them cooperative, helpful, telling the story accurately? caller: no, i did not. i thought it was all bull crap. they showed bodies that we had made, but they should not have. they should not even know about it. host: thanks for that call. sean on ournia, democrats line. you're on the air. caller:hi. i would like to comment on the but notg of the war, only that, just reporting of everything else. i am a fairly young guy, 26 years old. typically i switch between the and foxnels, msnbc, news, to get their perspective. on different issues that are going on. it is funny because my girlfriend asked me, why do you switch between the two channels? i always respond by saying one channel is the rebuttal to the other. as far as the war, a

>> i came back from vietnam last night. >> you don't look a bit jetlagged. [laughter] >> i've been in taiwan for the past 12 years every year. i have a program to sponsor poor children's school fees. i'm happy to say i have 300 children in vietnam. the families are too poor to provide school fees. instead of fixing the house or bringing rice to this house, we want to allow the children to prepare for the future, to stand up and make decisions for themselves. i believe education is one of the most respectful ways of helping people. now, could i take volunteers to vietnam? why not? but there are difficulties. the first one is the language. vietnamese, i did not even try to learn it. >> it is a very difficult language. [laughter] >> it's not easy for foreigners to stay in the countryside. the government does not like that. mitch -- very much. being a priest is not the best position to do things openly. i believe they know what i'm doing. they respect it, and they allow me to do it, but i don't want to attract too much attention. i continue. it is a bridge becau

looks at america's own murky past from deadly agent orange to vietnam in vietnam to depleted uranium in iraq that's coming up this hour. in other news good bye to guantanamo to algerians or of patrick aged from the infamous prison facility we asked what's going to happen to many more who were cleared for release long ago . and up to dozens of convicted sex offenders in britain get themselves taken off the police watch list start talks to one child abuse victim who fears now for the public safety. hello and good evening my name is kevin irwin this is our t. coming to live from moscow our top story tonight the u.s. and british strive to launch a military operation against syria's come up against new hurdles both at home and abroad in westminster parliament's debate been debating for hours now with the prime minister up again skeptical employees david cameron told them it's highly likely that the assad regime is behind the attack but there's not one hundred percent proof he also refused to make the case that a strike would stop or reduce the bloodshed in syria artie's laura smith report

a few weeks ago i saw demonstrators carrying signs reading, lewds in vietnam -- lose in vietnam, bring the boys home. ai any american has a right to reach that conclusion and advocate that point of view, but as president of the united states, i would be untrue to my oath of office if i allowed the policy of this nation to be indicated by the minority that hold that point of view and try to impose it on the nation by amounting demonstrations in the street. so tonight, to you, the great silent majority on my fellow americans, i ask for your support. i pledged in my campaign for the presidency to end the war in a way that we could win the peace. i have pledged to you tonight that i shall meet this responsibility with all of the strength and wisdom i can command in accordance with your hopes, mindful of your concerns, sustained by your prayers. thank you and good night. >> how are you? ♪ we are americans, we hope that you are, too ♪ ♪ our soles are here for you ♪ ♪ [ cheers ] ♪ >>> it was irish night at the white house, a solute to the visiting prime minister with dancers from

he had served in vietnam and earned a purple heart and upon coming back to the u.s. he had demanded the money he thought he was owed. he told the marines told the seller. he thought he earned $800 while in vietnam. memory and sony is wrong and the only earned $600. this became a huge sore spot for them, so he ended up burglarizing the post exchange at his apace for exactly $200 worth of goods. for this he was court-martialed. eesa to hijack a plane that's going from l.a. to san francisco. he didn't want to go to cuba. you wanted to go to italy. he was the first hijacker in america ever to want to go somewhere other than cuba other than a guy who wanted to go to arkansas. so twa had no policy in place for what would happen to the hijack wants to go summer other than havana. they make a decision to let them go, fly him to italy. what is greeted in rome as a huge hero and sex symbol. he was very good looking and ends of serving 18 months in jail after which when his release he signed a contract to star in a spaghetti western film. and now he is still alive and has a ver

a few weeks ago i saw demonstrators carrying signs reading, lewds in vietnam -- lose in vietnam, bring the boys home. ai any american has a right to reach that conclusion and advocate that point of view, but as president of the united states, i would be untrue to my oath of office if i allowed the policy of this nation to be indicated by the minority that hold that point of view and try to impose it on the nation by amounting demonstrations in the street. so tonight, to you, the great silent majority on my fellow americans, i ask for your support. i pledged in my campaign for the presidency to end the war in a way that we could win the peace. i have pledged to you tonight that i shall meet this responsibility with all of the strength and wisdom i can command in accordance with your hopes, mindful of your concerns, sustained by your prayers. thank you and good night. ♪ we are americans, we hope that you are, too ♪ ♪ our soles are here for you ♪ ♪ we are americans, we hope that you are, too ♪ [ cheers ] ♪ >>> it was irish night at the white house, a solute to the visiting p

ending the war on vietnam. ending the war on vietnam. nixon tried to move into the committed areas of welfare reform, some areas of economic reform but the one factor which really totally overrode all of those factors was vietnam. >> i had been in the office, in the president's office several different occasions where he had a hanker chief out and writing notes to parents of the kids that had been killed. so i came from the president was doing the very best he could, and he was trying to end it, and that he -- so i -- i didn't have much compassion for the people in the streets. i respect their right to demonstrate because that's, you know, that's what the country is about. but i mean, i was of the opinion that the demonstrators prolonged the war. they didn't help us get out. they made it worse. and that's just how i view it. >> mr.er accomplish >> hello? >> yes, sir. >> john, are you home or at the office? >> still at the office. >> that's too bad, too bad. with regard to the matter job with regard to the matte

he volunteered for service in vietnam. he was so nuts he would drive around vietnam with a carbine when it was guerrilla infested. and he'd shoot at peasants in the field on the theory everyone is black. but late '67, he turned into a beatnik. >> all right, all right. ♪ [ applause ] >> the pentagon report is only the beginning in itself. there will be much more. temptation will be great for a witch hunt, the unmasking of villains and the manufacture of scapegoats. >> the president was furious. kissinger was furious. it was very intense. it was a little like walking on egg shells. it was just a tense, tense time. >> the irony of the pentagon papers is they were not critical of nixon. they were very critical of the johnson administration. but nixon was committed to the proposition that classified documents, secret documents ought not to be stolen and given away. some of these documents did get into the hands of foreign governments, as well as part of them getting into the papers, and the president and kissinger were very u

later in the program looks at america's own murky past from deadly agent orange in vietnam to depleted uranium in europe iraq. also ahead goodbye to guantanamo is to algeria to repack created from the infamous prison facility we ask what's going to happen to many more who were cleared for release long ago. hello there good evening it says it's just after ten pm in moscow my name is kevin irwin this is r.t. the us and british strive to launch a military operation against syria's come up against new hurdles both at home and abroad in westminster parliament's been debating for hours now with the problem is drop again skeptical m.p.'s david cameron told them it's highly likely that the assad regime is behind the attack but there is no one hundred percent proof let's go live to london r.t. sarah firth is the other sarah hours of talking in the commons what's been said so far. well the case being made for action in syria right now in the house of commons you've got this hefty eight hour debate and remember at the end of it no longer looks like we're going to get any decisive decision on whet

critics point to america's own toxic pods or from agent orange in vietnam to cia support for the saddam's chemical aggression coming up we'll examine the shifting sands of u.s. foreign policy. and the victim of child abuse in england speaks out as sex offenders are taken off the police watch list aimed at safeguarding communities from predators. it's just gone past nine am here in the russian capital you're live with us on our t.v. with me. the u.s. president has set a potential bombing campaign against syria would be merely aimed at sending a shot across the bow to deter the use of chemical weapons now barack obama however has yet to decide whether to give the go ahead to the american forces that have converged around the syrian coastline measure reaction would be unlikely to get the approval of the u.n. security council with russia and china strongly against artie's grandchild you can experience why. the main question is will president obama order an attack on syria despite the u.n. calls to hold fire to wait for the results of the u.n. investigation and as the u.n. secretary general sa

critics point to america's own toxic parts from agent orange in vietnam to cia support for saddam's chemical aggression coming up we examine the shifting sands of u.s. foreign policy. and a victim of child abuse in england speaks out as sex offenders are taken off of the police watch list aimed at safeguarding communities from predators. like from moscow you're watching argue with me to bomb let's say. the u.s. the president has set a potential bombing campaign against syria would be merely aimed at sending a shot across the ball now to deter the use of chemical weapons barack obama however has yet to decide whether to give the go ahead to the american forces that have conversion or on the syrian coast line military action would be unlikely to get the approval of the u.n. security council with russia and china strongly against artie's advantages you can explain why. the main question is will president obama order an attack on syria despite the u.n. calls to hold fire to wait for the results of the u.n. investigation and as the u.n. secretary general said to give peace a chance we hear the dr

he volunteered for service in vietnam. he was so nuts he'd drive all over vietnam with a carb carbine when it was guerrilla infested. and he'd shoot at peasants in the field on the theory that everyone in black, but he's always been a little unbalanced. late in '67, he suddenly turned into a -- at mit, he heckled me. and being associated with murder. >> all right, all right, all right. >> pentagon report was only the beginning in itself. the incomplete history. there will be much more. and temptation will be great for a witch-hunt the unmasking of villains and the manufacture of scapegoats. >> the president was furious. kissinger was furious. it was very intense. it was a little like walking on eggshells. i mean it was just a tense, tense time. >> the irony of the pentagon papers is that they were not critical of nixon. they were very critical of the johnson administration. but nixon was committed to the proposition that classified documents, secret documents ought not to be stolen and given away. some of these documents a

he volunteered for service in vietnam. he was so nuts he would drive around vietnam with a carbine when it was guerrilla infested. and he'd shoot at peasants in the field on the theory everyone is black. but late '67, he turned into a beatnik. >> all right, all right. ♪ [ applause ] >> the pentagon report is only the beginning in itself. there will be much more. temptation will be great for a witch hunt, the unmasking of villains and the manufacture of scapegoats. >> the president was furious. kissinger was furious. it was very intense. it was a little like walking on egg shells. it was just a tense, tense time. >> the irony of the pentagon papers is they were not critical of nixon. they were very critical of the johnson administration. but nixon was committed to the proposition that classified documents, secret documents ought not to be stolen and given away. some of these documents did get into the hands of foreign governments, as well as part of them getting into the papers, and the president and kissinger were very u

civilians are see later in the program looks at america's own murky past from deadly agent orange in vietnam to depleted uranium in iraq. and goodbye to tata motors to repatriate it from the infamous prison facility we asked what's going to happen to many more who were cleared for release long ago. very good evening it's kevin and we do this hour about international from moscow our top story then the u.s. and british drive to launch a military operation against syria's come up against new hurdles both at home and abroad it westminster parliament spin debating for hours now with the prime minister up again skeptical piece david cameron told them it's highly likely that the assad regime is behind the attack but there's no one hundred percent proof let's go live to london r.t. sara firth is there hi sara i was are talking in the commons what's been said so far if you can somewhat up for us. well you've had this massive debate that's underway as we speak and peace debating in the house of commons of course the government nation that could pave the way for military action i thought m.p.'s were ca

critics point to america's own toxic pasta from agent orange in vietnam to ca support for saddam's chemical aggression coming up we examine we shifting sands of me was foreign policy. and the victim of child abuse in england who speaks out as sex offenders are taken off the police watch list aimed at safeguarding communities from predators. i. am. it's ten am here in the russian capital you're live with us on r t it's good to have your company with us skepticism and opposition for should be delaying u.s. and british plans to attack syria but according to the country's leaders the proposed bombing campaign will still go ahead the aim according to barack obama is to send a warning to asada reportedly by striking his key military assets right now this map shows you the air fields that are used by syrian jets which rebels at. a decisive role in the war there's a speculation that they will bear the brunt of the attack with cruise missiles targeting warplanes and runways as far as for who will be doing the shooting u.s. air bases are located to the north as well as the south while american destro

critics point to america's own toxic cause from agent orange in vietnam to cia supporter for saddam's chemical aggression coming up we examine the shifting sands of u.s. foreign policy. and a victim of child abuse in england speaks out as sex offenders are taken off the police watch list aimed at safeguarding communities from predators. like from moscow you're watching r t with me to bomb would say it's good to have your company with us on this matter. skepticism and opposition are thought to be delaying u.s. and british plans to attack syria but according to both the country's leaders the bombing campaign will still go ahead the aim of calling to president barack obama is to send a warning to us and that's likely to mean strikes on key syrian military assets now this map shows you with the air fields that are being used by syrian jets which rebels and the west as they are playing a decisive role in the war the speculation that they will bear the brunt of the attack with cruise missiles targeting warplanes and runways now as well who will be doing the shooting u.s. air bases are locat

critics point to america's own toxic past from agent orange in vietnam to cia support for saddam hussein chemical aggression coming out we examine the shifting sands of u.s. foreign policy. and a victim of child abuse in england speaks out as sex offenders are taken off the police watch list aimed at save guarding communities from predators. coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program al skepticism and opposition are thought to be delaying u.s. and british plans to attack syria both countries. happened strongly pushing the case for a bombing campaign they aim according to president barack obama is to santa warning to us and who he blames for carrying out a deadly chemical attack last week while that's likely to mean strikes in key syrian military assets so this map shows you the airfields used by the syrian jets which rebels and the west say are playing a decisive role in the war there is speculation that they will bear the brunt of the attack with cruise missiles targeting warplanes and runways as for a hole will be doing the shooting well u.s. bases are loca

critics pointed to america's own toxic apostle from agent orange in vietnam to cia support to saddam's chemical aggression coming up we examine the shifting sands of u.s. foreign policy. and a victim of child abuse in england to see speaks out as sex offenders taken off a police watch list aimed at safeguarding communities from predators. is just going past one pm here in the russian capital you live with us on our t.v. with me. skepticism and opposition after all should be delaying u.s. and british plans to attack syria both countries leaders have been strongly pushing the case for bombing campaign the aim according to president obama is to send a warning to us he blames for carrying out a deadly chemical attack last week that's likely to mean strikes on key syrian military assets now this map. shows you the airfields that are used by syrian jets which rebels and the west say are playing a decisive role in the war speculation that they will bear the brunt of the attack with cruise missiles targeting warplanes as well as runways as for who will be doing the shooting u.s. air bases are

america was in 1964, and what happened over the next ten years in vietnam? we were hum led; -- humbled; right? there's the -- there is something, i think, profoundly humbling about what happens to giants, the goliaths, and there could be someone in position of great authority and power is more precarious position than i think most people realize. >> why do goliaths shoot themselves in the foot? >> well, many republicans. i -- well, many reasons. i explore a couple. they assume the strategies that made them great will keep them great, and that's not true. two is they underestimate just how useful a struggle was. how creative it made them. when you don't have a enough, when you're business could shut down tomorrow, when your constantly, at the very end of your wit, you, you know, i mean, some cases you fold and die, but if you don't, you learn how to be innovative and to take chances and to take risks and do all kinds of thing that you are propose propoled to do things you wouldn't ordinarily do. when you are comfortable, you are no longer under that compulsio

people just wanted to close the door on vietnam. well, i had a lot of heavy experiences inside my mind, and to bury it, i drank and i did drugs-- and to relieve the pain and the anguish and the anxiety i had building up inside me that no one wanted to know. at the uniformed services university of the health sciences in bethesda, maryland, dr. andy baum is studying post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans. [dr. baum] we bring vietnam veterans and various control group subjects into our laboratory, and we ask them to watch a film which most people would consider stressful, but which combat veterans may find more stressful because it's a film of combat surgery. we measure their blood pressure and their heart rate before, while, and after they view the film to see how reactive they are to that kind of stressful, relevant stimulus. please work rapidly. we ask them questions about how they feel, whether they are experiencing symptoms of somatic problems-- headaches, backaches, pains-- whether they're depressed or anxious, and whether th

looks at america's own murky past from deadly agent orange in vietnam to depleted uranium in iraq. goodbye to guantanamo is to algerians or repatriated from the infamous prison facility we asked what's going to happen to many more who were cleared for release long ago. after dozens of convicted sex offenders in britain get themselves taken off of police watch list talks to one child abuse victim who fears for the public safety now. if you're just joining us this is r.t. international with me kevin owen the top story the u.s. and british drive to launch a military operation against syria's come up against new both at home and abroad in westminster parliament's been debating for more than two hours now with the prime minister up against skeptical m.p.'s david cameron told them it's highly likely that the assad regime is behind the attack but that is not one hundred percent proof he also refused to make the case that the strike would stop or reduce the bloodshed in syria laura smith reports from london. the prime minister's had to backtrack quite significantly during the course of the

army totals during korea, vietnam, world war ii. being down was a girl from the clinton years and from secretary rumsfeld's early thinking. it was not huge. it did not reverse because of the end of the cold war. now we are planning to go down to basically where they had been. the skimmer is envisioning reductions of maybe 420,000 are perhaps even lower. i think this is a bad idea. the only problem i have with the administration as they want. we do not want to do these counterinsurgency missions. this is the largest sentiment we had after vietnam for sentimental reasons. that sentiment when taken to excess leads you unprepared. you might have to do a counterinsurgency whether you like it or not. there is the old saying that you may not have interest in war but it may have an interest in you. we may not have an interest anymore and counterinsurgency but what happens when not just syria stays mired but it begs even lebanon and jordan. what happened when the only potential way out may see a trustee. i could go on with hypothetical examp

a moral obscenity the obscenity of chemical weapons is something us secretary of state john kerry a vietnam veteran is very familiar with five decades ago america used agent orange during the vietnam war reportedly spraying more than twenty million gallons of the chemical weapon and other herbicides over parts of southern vietnam and along the borders of neighboring laos and cambodia it had the side effects of being terribly you know toxic and it caused lots of birth defects and terrible terrible effects of a genetic nature. exposed to it the herbicides were reportedly contaminated with dioxin a deadly compound that remains toxic for decades and causes birth defects cancer and other illnesses the vietnam red cross estimates that agent orange has affected three million people spanning three generations including at least one hundred fifty thousand children born with severe birth defects since the war ended in one nine hundred seventy five the u.s. often and its foreign policy particularly is quick to blame others for things that it itself and does and this is known around the world as there