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DE-UNTHINKING THE UNTHINKABLE
Guess who first suggested that we bomb North Vietnam?
October
1
1968
Don A. Schanche
DE-UNTHINKING THE UNTHINKABLE
Don A. Schanche
October
1
1968
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DE-UNTHINKING THE UNTHINKABLE
Guess who first suggested that we bomb North Vietnam?
October
1
1968
Don A. Schanche
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