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The U.S. (supposedly) went to war in Viet Nam to prevent the 'communist domino-theory' from taking over the Far East. Perhaps it was their oil and gas we wanted. Or, their other natural resources listed below which I have done a cut & paste from another web site:

"Vietnam’s primary coal resource, anthracite, is concentrated in Quang Ninh Province in the Northeast. It has potential recoverable reserves of 7-8 billion tons of which 600 million tons are shallow (within a depth of 100 meters). The country also has an abundance of other minerals, including bauxite, iron ore, copper, gold, precious stones, tin, chromate, apatite, and building materials such as granite, marble, clay, silica sand, and graphite."

Did I volunteer for, and spend 13 months there, so we could have their oil and gas, while we have plenty and don't drill for in our own country, because of politics? IT NOW APPEARS SO !!!!

Would I do it again? Probably, if I didn't know what I know now.