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Seven Myths About the Vietnam War
The New American ^
| March 25, 2002
| William F. Jasper
Posted on 11/13/2003 11:39:46 AM PST by robowombat
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Since the left is busy trying to repeat with Iraq its stab in the back performance in Viet Nam this article is of some interest in reprising how US armed forces did not lose that unhappy conflict but decisons by the national command authority and the actions of communist sympathizers did.
To: robowombat
Great post!
To: robowombat
Myth #8. Minorites fought and died in higher proportions than the population of America as a whole. That it was a "white man's war" fought by black men.
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posted on
11/13/2003 11:48:25 AM PST
by
2banana
To: robowombat
MYth 7 Is the saddest.
We have the capabillities. We should go back and liberate the POWS.
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posted on
11/13/2003 11:48:46 AM PST
by
Killborn
(Half Thai, Half American, 95% Conservative, 100% Insane)
To: robowombat
Sobering.
And timely.
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posted on
11/13/2003 11:54:19 AM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only support FR by donating monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: Killborn
True. #7 is proof that Kissinger is a 250lb. walking, talking piece of feces.
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posted on
11/13/2003 11:55:56 AM PST
by
taxed2death
(A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
To: 2banana
Myth #8 (cont.) that it was the poor, uneducated draftees that died and were wounded...
The most overeprsented group were white males from middle class homes with an average of 2 yrs of college, enlisted and volunteered for duty in RVN
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posted on
11/13/2003 11:57:59 AM PST
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: taxed2death
So he said there are no POWs?
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posted on
11/13/2003 11:58:37 AM PST
by
Killborn
(Half Thai, Half American, 95% Conservative, 100% Insane)
To: robowombat
This should be required reading in all schools high schools as well as collages, and comprise an entire semester for Journalism Majors.
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posted on
11/13/2003 11:58:44 AM PST
by
R. Scott
To: robowombat
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posted on
11/13/2003 11:59:17 AM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun)
To: robowombat
All those myths are indeded myths, but with one elaboration: there was a religious element to the VC. A number of the VC fought because a significant persentage of the French-educated and French-trained leaders of the Republic of Viet Nam were Catholics, while the mass of the peasants were Buddhists. A number of Buddhist VC's gave that as a significant reason when asked why they were fighting.
It's so sad to see the anti-American Left trying telling the same kind of lies that they used in Viet Nam to try to get us to run away from Iraq.
The anti-American Left has no shame. None.
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posted on
11/13/2003 12:00:21 PM PST
by
Steely Glint
("Communists are just Democrats in a big hurry.")
To: robowombat
The article: A breath of fresh air and a step in the right direction.
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posted on
11/13/2003 12:03:43 PM PST
by
RLK
To: robowombat
SPOTREP
LiteKeeper
Chaplain, US Army, retired
VN - Nov67-Jun69
To: robowombat
Once the bombing of Hanoi had begun, the war could have been finished off in 3 weeks. In any case it was the beginning of the end of Communist expansionism. In that sense, the Vietnam War was a success even if it wasn't America's war. Too bad about Cambodia, that would not have happened if America had finished the job rather than withdrawing.
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posted on
11/13/2003 12:05:44 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Close your tag lines)
To: robowombat
Good article.. saved....Thanks...
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posted on
11/13/2003 12:20:53 PM PST
by
hosepipe
To: robowombat
bump
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posted on
11/13/2003 12:27:02 PM PST
by
Mr. Thorne
("But iron, cold iron, shall be master of them all..." Kipling)
To: robowombat
Thanks so much for the information to logically destroy Liberals in place.
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posted on
11/13/2003 12:47:46 PM PST
by
Gunner Mike
(Ready on the right? Ready on the left? All ready on the firing line.)
To: robowombat
Great article!
Kinda of interesting though....the last time I suggested some of the things that this article states, seemed like people came out of "the woodwork" to accuse me of being anti-American.
Nice to see people still interested in the truth.
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posted on
11/13/2003 12:52:34 PM PST
by
GrandEagle
(I would like to say a hearty, heart felt THANKS to those who served in our nations armed forces.)
To: robowombat
Bump for later read.
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posted on
11/13/2003 12:55:42 PM PST
by
Rummyfan
To: robowombat
Nice piece, thanks for the post.
Seems to me the whole thing boils down to Landsdale (sp?) backed the wrong horse. Once we propped up Diem, we were doomed. When Ho was busy fighting the Japanese, Diem was picking daisies in Paris. If you're a peasant Vietnamese, which one are you going to listen to?
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