Gen. Giap: Kerry's Group Helped Hanoi Defeat U.S.

www.newsmax.com ^ | Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004 10:25 PM EST

[InvisibleChurch]

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004 10:25 PM EST Gen. Giap: Kerry's Group Helped Hanoi Defeat U.S.

The North Vietnamese general in charge of the military campaign that finally drove the U.S. out of South Vietnam in 1975 credited a group led by Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry with helping him achieve victory.

In his 1985 memoir about the war, General Vo Nguyen Giap wrote that if it weren't for organizations like Kerry's Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Hanoi would have surrendered to the U.S. - according to Fox News Channel war historian Oliver North.

That's why, he predicted on Tuesday, the Vietnam war issue "is going to blow up in Kerry's face."

"People are going to remember Gen. Giap saying if it weren't for these guys, [Kerry's group], we would have lost," North told radio host Sean Hannity.

"The Vietnam Veterans Against the War encouraged people to desert, encouraged people to mutiny - some used what they wrote to justify fragging officers," noted the former Marine Lieutenant Colonel, who earned two purple hearts in Vietnam.

"John Kerry has blood of American soldiers on his hands," North said.

[MadMoo]

BUMP BUMP BUMP

[The Wizard]

go Ollie....

[InvisibleChurch]

Vietnamese revolutionary and government minister Vo Nguyen Giap joined the Communist underground against the French in the 1930's. He was responsible for organizing the Viet Minh into a fighting force capable of defeating the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Giap served as Defense Minister and commander of the North Vietnamese army. After several military setbacks, including the Tet Offensive and the Easter Offensive, Giap was replaced as commander by Van Tien Dung; in 1980 Dung also took over the Defense Ministry role.

[freebilly]

Hey, no big deal, everyone was a traitor back then....

[The Wizard]

can someone email this around....Fox won't accept anything from me because I hate Julian Philips...

[ModelBreaker]

Nuh-Up. Not ModelBreaker :)

[Happy2BMe]

"In his 1985 memoir about the war, General Vo Nguyen Giap wrote that if it weren't for organizations like Kerry's Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Hanoi would have surrendered to the U.S. - according to Fox News Channel war historian Oliver North."

Who was mentioning Kerry's anti-war activities while he was still on active duty?

[mystery-ak]

Ollie, I heard you mention this today, it didn't make the nightly news, nor will it ever....hoping some pundits take it up, but I won't be surprised if they don't.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Need some ping help here. ; *)

[The Wizard]

bttt

[Lady In Blue]

ping

[1066AD]

Anyone got the book who could provide a specific reference to the page(s)? Even title/publisher/ISBN.

[Lady In Blue]

Thanks!

[Mo1]

In his 1985 memoir about the war, General Vo Nguyen Giap wrote that if it weren't for organizations like Kerry's Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Hanoi would have surrendered to the U.S. - according to Fox News Channel war historian Oliver North.

That's why, he predicted on Tuesday, the Vietnam war issue "is going to blow up in Kerry's face."

This might explain Carl Cameron's comments a little while ago about the Kerry Camp sending out word to BACK OFF the AWOL charges against Bush

[Keith]

Guys, I hate to tell you, but most of America doesn't care. We have a generation of young people who believe that the anti-war protestors during the Vietnam war WERE RIGHT. Many will see Kerry as heroic here...if they weren't gonna reject Clinton for being a draft dodger, what makes you think they are going to reject a "war hero" for being even more strident?

We will have to win voters over with other reasons...

[MJY1288]

[Felis_irritable]

After several military setbacks, including the Tet Offensive...

Most don't get it, but this is true. Tet was a disaster for Giap, but it's always portrayed as a North Vietnamese victory by the media. One account I've seen (sorry don't have it at hand) even posited the theory that it was a cynical North Vietnamese attempt to wipe out the Vietcong, so as to leave the NV with no post-war competition.

[dc-zoo]

This is a "bombshell".. a "smoking gun" and must be made public immediately. Rush??

[MJY1288]

I agree with you, but if Kerry is gonna question GWB's service in the Guard, then his relationship with Jane Fonda and Ramsey Clark she be fair game