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It is difficult to discuss the Vietnam War since most Americans have been misled by myths. These are so common that they appear in documentaries about the war. As a result, many Americans become angry when facts are presented.
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“The Two Vietnams 1954-65”; Encyclopedia Britannica; https://www.britannica.com/place/Vietnam/The-two-Vietnams-1954-65
“The Viet-Nam Demarcation Line is not an international boundary in the traditional sense; rather it is a provisional military demarcation line. As such, it should never be shown on official maps by the standard symbol for an international boundary.” US State Department; September 10, 1962; http://library.law.fsu.edu/Digital-Collections/LimitsinSeas/pdf/ibs019.pdf
Related Tale: “The Illusion of South Vietnam”; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B9BM8OTSB0
Related Tale: “The American Retreat from Vietnam”; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvMqbBIo5co
Related Tale; “Ten Lost Battles of the Vietnam War”; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g75i4S19P14
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As always, a very insightful expose.
There was a lot of bloodshed for sure – however using your methodology – D-Day was a terrible loss for Americans. So was the Battle of the Bulge. Also considering you quoted Obama and McCain who it might be pointed out was shot down only because the NVA didn’t think he was flying that day (remember who his dad was). I did 2 tours in basically an in-country R&R main base but I probably got rocketed more than McCain got shot at. BTW I later was great friends with a couple who were both NVA fighters. Now there is some… Read more »
Viet Nam was just another CIA driven deep state excuse to make war, keep money flowing to the military industrial complex and to kill people in the process. Henry Cabot Lodge drove that from his arrival. Kissinger personally handed Cambodia over to Pol Pot when he had a clear alternative thus insuring the death of over 2 million more people a fact of which he was very proud. Read The Unauthorized Biography of George H W Bush (the former CIA director who made it official strategic policy of the US that “the over population of 3rd world countries is a… Read more »