Aurélie Basha
@aureliebasha.bsky.social
Historian at University of Kent: US foreign policy, Vietnam War, civil-military relations and now All-Volunteer Force. Author “I Made Mistakes: Robert McNamara and Vietnam” (CUP).
Interesting that he would use the word “drafted” in front of this crowd…
September 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Interesting that he would use the word “drafted” in front of this crowd…
He didn’t call the police on his students and while he was more draconian in suppressing direct action from students, he didn’t demean them and especially understood the larger threat, ie “the suppression of the liberty and autonomy that is the lifeblood of a university community”.
July 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
He didn’t call the police on his students and while he was more draconian in suppressing direct action from students, he didn’t demean them and especially understood the larger threat, ie “the suppression of the liberty and autonomy that is the lifeblood of a university community”.