Yup, I had read something similar. I also read that Ho Chi Minh was seeking an alliance with the US, but that we shunned his efforts. In retrospect, we were soooo foolish.
Andy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:26 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: RE: Empire-Building Even before the "domino effect", you had the French butt-kicked at Dien Bien Phu, and the Geneva Accords (which the U.S. did _not_ sign), which specified the _temporary_ partitioning of Vietnam into North and South, with a DMZ. There were supposed to be national free elections within a specified time period. The U.S. realized that Ho Chi Minh would likely garner 70% or more of the vote, and instead of complying with the accords, installed a puppet government and began providing military "advisors" etc. Little did the U.S. realize that Ho hated the Chinese, former occupiers of Vietnam, and would have likely been amenable to peaceful relations and perhaps trade with the U.S. had we recognized him... -Ben > I wonder if Vietnam was an example if "hard power", as he liked to call it. > That war, after all, was a result of that administration's policies on > containing the "domino effect". > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 4:59 pm > Subject: RE: Empire-Building > > > Thanks. I like the fuller version better. > > > > If Powell wasn't so damn smart, he'd run for President. > > > > Andy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 5:40 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Empire-Building > > > > > > http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/powell.asp > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 4:21 pm > > Subject: Empire-Building > > > > > When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was > > > asked by the > > > Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an > > > example of empire > > > building by George Bush. > > > > > > He answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent > > > many of its > > > fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom > > > beyond our > > > borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in > > > return is enough > > > to bury those that did not return!" > > > > > > It became very quiet in the room. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
