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Some other poster mentioned how the Communists used Cambodia as a strategic sanctuary in the Vietnam War

And Laos. Also, Thailand had an insurgency which threatened American forces there, as well.

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And Laos. Also, Thailand had an insurgency which threatened American forces there, as well.

Well, that's how we got to be the last superpower.
Fighting with one hand tied behind our back.
Partly for good, decent reasons.
Partly due to subversives in our midst.
When you win wars under those conditions, you're pretty d-mn good.
And don't let anyone tell you the USA lost Vietnam. There was a special on
PBS's "Nightly Business Report" a couple of years ago on Asian countries trying
to grab a piece of the 21st century economy.
As I told a relative after seeing the segment on Vietnam trying to get US (the USA)
to buy into some economic schemes...
"The Vienamese Communists didn't win the war!".

Thank goodness we had Lt. John Forbes Kerry sacrificing Christmas frivolities, running
secret CIA ops into Cambodia under Nixon's orders (before Nixon was President!).
Kerry was so bravely protecting our freedoms! (LOL!)