From the Left · Watch · November 2, 2026
Nov 2 · On the eve of the midterms, President Trump tells Sean Hannity that Iran's military is gone, Vice President JD Vance says talks with Iran have made progress, and retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling says Trump's Vietnam comparison gets the facts wrong
The Bulwark: Lt. Gen. @MarkHertling tells Ben Parker that Trump's comparison of the Iran and Vietnam wars is riddled with factual errors and fundamentally misses the point of military success:
Grade A (100/100). Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling says Trump's comparison of the Iran war with Vietnam gets the length of the war and the death toll wrong
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Splits: Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling says Trump's comparison of the Iran war with Vietnam gets the length of the war and the death toll wrong
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