越战的结束,并没有终结美国人因越战而引起的梦魇。近30年来,美国人及全世界一直在等待麦克纳马拉谈论越战和他在其中的作用。随着麦克纳马拉《回顾:越战的悲剧与教训》一书的出版,这种等待画上了句号。麦克纳马拉在该书中对美国的越南政策进行了无情的剖析和批评,总结了他们应从错误中吸取的经验教训。本文摘自该书中“越南的教训”一章。 The end of the Vietnam War did not end the nightmare of the Americans caused by the Vietnam War. For nearly three decades, Americans and the rest of the world have been waiting for McNamara to talk about the Vietnam War and his role in it. With McNamara’s “Review: The Tragedies and Lessons of the Vietnam War,” a book was published, and the wait was put to an end. McNamara in the book on the United States Vietnam policy was mercilessly analyzed and criticized, summed up the lessons they should learn from mistakes. This article is taken from the chapter “Lessons from Vietnam” in this book.