shempmcgurk wrote: > --- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> shempmcgurk wrote: >> >>> The Americans spent 14 years in Vietnam fighting communism. As a >>> result of the anti-War American Left's efforts, the US abandoned >>> > South > >>> Vietnam and the communists took over. During the 2 years >>> > immediately > >>> following the communists' victory, up to 4 million people of >>> > South East > >>> Asia were slaughtered by or as a result of the Communists, a >>> > figure far > >>> exceeding those that died during the entire 14 years of American >>> involvement. >>> >>> >> We weren't there to fight communism. That was just an excuse to >> > get us > >> there so we could take over the country for its resources which >> > belonged > >> to the people of Vietnam anyway. >> > > > I see. > > Kinda like we did with the Japanese and the Germans after WWII when > we subjugated those people and took all their resources. > > I am really bitter that we didn't get control of that all-important > rice noodle market. > > > So when did Iraq attack us like Japan did?
Vietnam seemed to do okay without our help and are now a trading partner which is something you "Mr. Capitalism" should be happy about. Or is it that you are a Xenophobe?
