VIETNAM SYNDROME


Meaning of VIETNAM SYNDROME in English

{n.}, {informal} An attitude in government circles that diplomacy may be more effective in solving local political problems in other countries than the use of military force, stemming from the failure of the U.S. military intervention in Vietnam. * /The pundits of Foggy Bottom display the Vietnam syndrome these days when it comes to Iran./

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.