The domino theory, you know, if Vietnam goes, China, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.” As his yada yada channeling of impressionist Larry David suggests, there’s a lot of information covered by ...

Perhaps more egregiously, the domino theory was used to justify America’s war in Vietnam. This war cost us over 58,000 Americans dead and over 150,000 wounded.

The domino theory — the idea that setbacks can accumulate quickly and catastrophically — is one of the most controversial ideas in US foreign policy.

China’s Rise Heralds Return of the Domino Theory Seventy years ago the Korean War raised legitimate fears that one U.S. loss could set off communist victories across the globe. June 26, 2020 at ...