Trump's letter to Vietnam President seeks closer ties

The Straits Times ^ | April 1, 2017 | Reuters

[2ndDivisionVet]

HANOI • United States President Donald Trump has written to Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang to promote more cooperation between the two countries, the Vietnamese government's official website cited Mr Quang as saying.

Vietnam and the US had advanced ties to a new level under the Obama administration amid a dispute with China over South China Sea issues, while Mr Trump has also expressed his hope for a stronger relationship.

Mr Trump sent a letter to Mr Quang "affirming his wishes to promote cooperation on economics, trade, regional and international issues", the Vietnamese government website said. Mr Quang made the remarks during a meeting with the US ambassador to Vietnam last Friday....

[BuffaloJack]

President Trump has my endorsement for this action.
I am a Vietnam Vet and normalizing relations with Vietnam is long overdue.

[VietVet876]

Agreed. And one of the benefits would be sticking it in the faces of the Chicoms and Russians, both of whom supported the NVA and VC.

[Dana1960]

Maybe DJT can get our POWs back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf2Km3Sz_iU

These remarks came after a Trump rally last year in Washington, DC.

[DIRTYSECRET]

We need the base at Cam Ran Bay back. The Russians took it over. They were called “Americans Without Money.”

[DIRTYSECRET]

Maybe we can get rid of a few Vietnamese gang bangers in this country.

[montag813]

Can we give them back McCain?

[DUMBGRUNT]

"I say that it is a narrow policy to suppose that this country or that is to be marked out as the eternal ally or the perpetual enemy of England. We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow... And if I might be allowed to express in one sentence the principle which I think ought to guide an English Minister, I would adopt the expression of Canning, and say that with every British Minister the interests of England ought to be the shibboleth of his policy."

[RockyTx]

I am very concerned that China will take over
the South China Sea.

the Prez of Philippines works for China.

SKorea and Japan won’t
lift a finger to help themselves

[ROCKLOBSTER]

SKorea and Japan won’t lift a finger to help themselves

They might if we leave.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Japan is building expensive aircraft carriers as we speak.

[Seattle Conservative]

My dad was stationed at Cam Ram Bay during the VN war. Didn’t know that the Russians had taken it over.

[DIRTYSECRET]

They may not have but they filled the vacum.