I know Vietnam can be an important ally and trading partner, and a key block on Chinese expansion.
Their harbor at Cam Ranh Bay would be ideal for a port of call and will have, with our help, the deepest dry dock in the world.
Times change. We fought Germany twice in the last century but they’re an important ally now.
This must be how my father-in-law felt about accepting that times had changed, and the Japanese had become good friends and valuable allies.
I’m going to need some time to process this one.
We went to war in 64 in RVN to stop communist expansion into SE Asia. That meant the Chinese as the DRV had more limited goals. Are we returning to VietNam to check Chinese expansion. What did Yogi say, “deja vu all over again.”
Thanks for posting.
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It appears the Vietnamese, like the Chinese and Russians, have found Communism is not all it’s cracked up to be.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Vietnamese_War
Vietnam doesn’t like China and fought a border war with the in 79’.
It is an excuse to get us closer to Kim.
“Mattis told his counterpart”
My Dad had a counterpart too. The commies sent him to e ‘re-education camp’.
Try to help Vietnam, get kicked in the teeth.
And a deal like this means BIG defense purchases. Always.
So we are acquiring another weak, liability, grifter military client.
Trump is playing the Vietnam card!
NEVER!!
Free South Vietnam and we can be great allies.