From time to time I've done detailed debunkings of the absurd myths by which conservatives defend the Vietnam War: for instance here [1], here [2], here [3], and here [4] (one of my best efforts was in The New Republic, but with an astonishing incompetence, all their archives went up in smoke when they moved to a new website, so I can't link to it).
So here's my question: a supremely absurd regurgitation of these arguments has recently shown up in the conservative magazine Commentary [5]. It gives me a headache to debunk historical solecisms point by point; the futility—the truth won't change these people's mind—makes me feel like I'm filling a bathtub with an eye-dropper. But for my loyal reader's sake, I'll do it—if you want me to.
So please do vote in the comments: is this a productive use of my time?
Links:
[1] http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071015/perlstein
[2] http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/lying-about-liberals-our-national-sport
[3] http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/genocide-card
[4] http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/cambodia-card
[5] https://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/Who-Owns-the-Vietnam-War--11006?page=2