[Pelham]

IT has nothing to do with ‘spilling blood for North Vietnam’. It has everything to do with us assuring that China quits its attempt to militarily dominate its neighbors, particularly our friends in the Philippines and Japan and South Korea.

[dfwgator]

China is trying to do what the Japs ultimately couldn’t. Create a new Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.

[NorthMountain]

It's not "North Vietnam" now ... and putting a major US Navy base in "Country X" is a commitment to defend (that is, spill American blood and spend American treasure for) "Country X". I'd put a major US Navy base in Subic Bay before putting one in Cam Ranh Bay.