[Rembrandt]

‘This is not the same as Japan, and you know it. There is no similarity.’

I served in DaNang in 1968-69-70.

I ended up going back to VN in 1995 to work (Saigon).

After leaving to return to the U.S., I went back to see my girlfriend twice per year from ‘97 - 2004.

I know a lot about VN and the people. I know a lot about the government.

What you hate is the government - I agree, the government (the commies) suck. The people are great. The government comprises two per cent of the population.

Do you really want to hate and penalize 98 per cent of the Vietnamese people for a long ago war? If so, your heart is as black as the enemies you hate.

[Judith Anne]

I note that you have not addressed my point, but you have gone off on a tangent. I don't care where you served, your comparison of VietNam to Japan is wrong.

There is no similarity. Furthermore, you have put words in my mouth that were not there:

Do you really want to hate and penalize 98 per cent of the Vietnamese people for a long ago war? If so, your heart is as black as the enemies you hate.

Are there still religious prisoners in VietNam? Do you know THAT much about the country?