This op-ed by 2014-15 visiting fellow Kirk W. Johnson was originally published in The New York Times. LOS ANGELES — "Let's be perfectly coldblooded about it," President Richard M. Nixon mused to Henry A. Kissinger. "South Vietnam is probably never gonna survive anyway." It was August 1972, and Nixon was worried about the inevitable collapse of South Vietnam after American forces withdrew. Mr. Kissinger concurred: "We've got to find some formula that holds the thing together a year or two. If we settle it, say, this October, by January '74 no one will give a damn." This formula became known as……
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The List Project founder Kirk W. Johnson joins CCLP as visiting fellow
Kirk W. Johnson is the founder of the List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies and the author of To Be a Friend is Fatal: the Fight to Save the Iraqis America Left Behind. The List Project has helped more than 2,000 US-affiliated Iraqis find refuge in America by partnering with eight top law firms to provide pro bono legal assistance, along with thousands of American volunteers that help resettled Iraqis with "everything from retooling resumes to finding furniture." The List Project has been featured on 60 Minutes, This American Life, and documentary film The List. Prior to the List Project,……