This is a book I read years ago that strikes me as a timeless lesson of the resilience of people who are oppressed by imperialist aggression. A few years ago, President Bush told the American People, "Mission Accomplished." What the tunnels of Cu Chi can teach us about war is that "Mission Accomplished." is never that easy.
When we think about the campaign of suicide bombings in Iraq and Afghanistan, this is a reminder of the tunnels of Cu Chi. While our brave military men and women fight the war, they again have been placed in a hostile environment in which the enemy believes in fighting an invading country with primitive strategies that are meant to outlast an superior opponent.
I invite you to read the Tunnels of Cu Chi and learn from our history in Vietnam to broaden our understanding of modern warfare.
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