25 Apr 09
My personal opinion of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh and their South Vietnamese counterparts the Viet Cong had good goals and generally good methods, although I feel that despite their good treatment of the French invaders, they kinda ... overreacted against the American involvement. I'm not saying the US army didn't commit atrocities in Vietnam (as did the Viet Cong), but I think that if Truman were more receptive to the goals of Ho Chi Minh and his ideals, a protracted, pointless war could have been avoided, and Vietnam could have been liberated sooner.
25 Apr 09
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Originally posted by scherzoWell its a little late for this kiind of feed back, no? 😛
My personal opinion of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh and their South Vietnamese counterparts the Viet Cong had good goals and generally good methods, although I feel that despite their good treatment of the French invaders, they kinda ... overreacted against the American involvement. I'm not saying the US army didn't commit atrocities in Vietnam (as did the ...[text shortened]... otracted, pointless war could have been avoided, and Vietnam could have been liberated sooner.
Edit: Personally I think Israel was responsible for the whole feasco.
25 Apr 09
Originally posted by scherzoThe American involvement in that conflict creeps me out.
My personal opinion of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh and their South Vietnamese counterparts the Viet Cong had good goals and generally good methods, although I feel that despite their good treatment of the French invaders, they kinda ... overreacted against the American involvement. I'm not saying the US army didn't commit atrocities in Vietnam (as did the ...[text shortened]... otracted, pointless war could have been avoided, and Vietnam could have been liberated sooner.
26 Apr 09
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Originally posted by caissad4Yeah we got a lot of oil off the coast of Viet Nam. Lotta deep water oil rigs were placed out there.
I was in the US Navy in 1973 and had a friend who was on a ship whose duty was to protect Texaco while they were drilling for oil off the Vietnamese coast. That said it all to me.
Please. They were drilling in 1973? That's when they pulled the troops out. Sort of late in the day to start drilling for oil and then claim that's why we were there.
26 Apr 09
Originally posted by Sam The ShamI met him at Disbursing "A" school in San Diego but he had been in the Navy for at least 3 years, so it was earlier.
Yeah we got a lot of oil off the coast of Viet Nam. Lotta deep water oil rigs were placed out there.
Please. They were drilling in 1973? That's when they pulled the troops out. Sort of late in the day to start drilling for oil and then claim that's why we were there.
26 Apr 09
Originally posted by caissad4Mmm. 1973, eh? So, two years or so later, that money was probably 'repatriated' to the U.S. Perhaps it was on that last helicopter.
The puppets we propped up as "leaders" of South Vietnam.
Or maybe it was invested in preventative health care or rural infrastructure for the South's poor?
26 Apr 09
Originally posted by Sam The ShamYou think that the US dept. of war listens to logic?
Yeah we got a lot of oil off the coast of Viet Nam. Lotta deep water oil rigs were placed out there.
Please. They were drilling in 1973? That's when they pulled the troops out. Sort of late in the day to start drilling for oil and then claim that's why we were there.