Posted on 05/29/2022 7:36:30 AM PDT by blam
I’m sure most Americans thought the same thing on December 6, 1941, until it happened.
I can think of two attacks on American Soil, Pearl Harbor and 9/11.
My point is, nothing is impossible, nothing can never happen, we could be attacked
Close enough.
“Are you saying we are sending money to Vietnam?”
Been going on for a while. Since 1989, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. government has been sending humanitarian aid to Vietnam in the hope of developing an important strategic partner in an increasingly contentious part of the world.
USAID’s five-year plan (2014-2019) in Vietnam consists of a budget of $344 million and three objectives:
$86 million for sustainable economic growth, $239 million for health, education and climate change, $19 million for addressing the legacy of the war, including funding to help decontaminate areas where Agent Orange was used and combat its effects on people and the environment. And since it is so green it points to work done by liberals in their support of the issue.
But that grew. Under the Obama administration in 2014, the first joint training exercise was held between the U.S and Vietnamese militaries. The exercises focused on a joint military response to a humanitarian crisis caused by natural disasters. Afterward, both navies would begin to work more closely together, focusing on maritime defense and security. The development of a potential military ally is another way the U.S. benefits from foreign aid to Vietnam.
Also in 2014 was the introduction of monetary aid from the U.S. to Vietnam for its security and defense. More than $45 million was given through the State Department’s Foreign Military Financing and Law Enforcement building programs. Another $425 million was agreed to be paid over a period of five years through the Department of Defense’s Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and Maritime Security Initiative. The U.S. is also helping Vietnam build a peacekeeping training center in Hanoi to help Vietnam increase its ability to take part in peacekeeping missions for the U.N.
In May 2016, President Obama lifted the ban on the sale of weapons to Vietnam. This was an important step economically and to increase military cooperation. Vietnam is particularly interested in aircraft like the F16. There is no record I can find that says we sold them any. Starting in 2011, Russian and China were supplying billions of dollars in military weapon trading with Vietnam. We were in the business with them at that time negotiating weapons deals. How much is unclear.
wy69
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.” Rahm Emanuel
But you mentioned creating a worse situation. And you are right in that every time we get into one of these, we end up the villains whether we were or not. It’s taken many years for our government to sour relations for foreign cooperation that doesn’t cost us way too much for even handed out worth from everyone. An example is trade deficits along with other crumbling and cowering down to foreign demands inconsistent with anything in our best interest. And both sides of the aisle are involved.
wy69
And counterfire radar makes even mobile installations problematic.
Yep.....we have enough invading armies to handle here...
DC is out of control.
Thanks for that.
BTW 52 years ago I was a grunt in South Vietnam.
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