To: BenLurkin
Vietnam gave China an embarrassing bloody nose in the late 70s over a border skirmish.
To: James C. Bennett
There is a good documentary loaded on Youtube about that little skirmish.
The Vietnamese didn't even use their best division against the Chinese.
It would be different today since the Chinese have a modern airforce, artillery, nukes, etc. but I still think they would get lit up a bit if they put boots in the jungle.
5 posted on
06/12/2011 5:27:45 PM PDT by
randomhero97
("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
To: James C. Bennett
Somewhat. The Chinese knew they were facing reserve troops as Vietnam had everyone down on the Cambodian border so they went in easy. The reserves were tougher than expected but China had a few hundred thousand men to throw at the problem and were able to overwhelm the Vietnamese. The Chinese decided they didn’t want a baby to rock and came back home.
If China wants Vietnam, it gets it.
23 posted on
06/12/2011 6:14:51 PM PDT by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: James C. Bennett
Vietnam offered us Cam Ranh Bay, when the Soviet Union collapsed, that’s how scared they are of the Chinese.
30 posted on
06/12/2011 6:53:09 PM PDT by
dfwgator
To: James C. Bennett
Vietnam has bloodied China's nose for millennia. If I was forced to choose between supporting Vietnam or China, I would side with Vietnam.
49 posted on
06/13/2011 2:18:06 AM PDT by
Hoodat
(Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. - (Rom 8:37))
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