By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies.
From Nguyen Cao Ky
Americans are big boys. You can talk them into almost anything. Just sit with them for half an hour over a bottle of whiskey and be a nice guy.
If the war has faded into history, democracy's defeat in Vietnam has left deep marks in the consciousness of both nations.
After the 1954 Geneva international conference, Vietnam was divided into two parts. On paper, North and South Vietnam were twin countries born at the same moment.
Through leadership of the fight against French colonialism, Ho Chi Minh had made a name for himself in the international political arena.
The way Americans understand and treat other peoples almost guarantees that the world will suffer more trouble.
From its inception, South Vietnam was only considered to be an outpost in the war against communism.
After Watergate, America was a ship without a rudder. Vietnam was left to its own devices, drifting along towards its fate.
South Vietnam had to be built from scratch and, from the very beginning, depended far too much on the Western superpowers. As in the case of a person on public welfare, this dependency, which became greater with each day, was quite difficult to shake.
I never staged a coup. They picked me up. Like I say, they forced me to become premier, maybe hoping that by that way, they send me to the electric chair.
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