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27th Feb '13 4:15:27 AM Alhazred

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26th Dec '12 7:24:11 PM Ghost_2267

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6th Dec '12 9:33:48 AM 05tele

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** Leaving aside the issue of atrocities, the USA started out by sending dozens, then hundreds, then thousands of 'military advisors' to Vietnam, as part of its own ideological campaign to "contain the spread of Communism", even though that meant interfering with the affairs of a foreign country. Vietnam was only partitioned in the first place because the communists had occupied the North and the French were occupying the South for colonial reasons; when the French were defeated the Americans entered the country in what, when any other nation does it, is described by America as an "invasion". The Americans were hostile troops occupying a country that didn't want them; in short, they were the bad guys, and the good guys won when the Americans were driven out. If you want proof, consider that Vietnam today is not North Korea; its human rights record is questionable, but since the passing of the PATRIOT act, so is the USA's. Vietnam is a growing country with a healthy economy, and most of its problems are due to the legacy of the occupation.

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** Leaving aside the issue of atrocities, the USA started out by sending dozens, then hundreds, then thousands of 'military advisors' to Vietnam, as part of its own ideological campaign to "contain the spread of Communism", even though that meant interfering with the affairs of a foreign country. Vietnam was only partitioned in the first place because the communists had occupied the North and the French were occupying the South for colonial reasons; when the French were defeated the Americans entered the country in what, when any other nation does it, is described by America as an "invasion". The Americans were hostile troops occupying a country that didn't want them; in short, they were the bad guys, and the good guys won when the Americans were driven out. If you want proof, consider that Vietnam today is not a totalitarian hellhole like North Korea. Its human rights record is far from perfect, but since the passing of post 9/11 anti-terrorist laws prohibiting assembly and authorising wiretaps, so is the USA's. Vietnam is a growing country with a healthy economy, and most of its problems are due to the legacy of the occupation.

6th Dec '12 9:31:32 AM 05tele

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6th Dec '12 9:28:14 AM 05tele

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18th Oct '12 6:34:04 PM arcana07

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