Thirty Years After Vietnam: Myths Lessons and Closure

Quang X. Pham is the author of the memoir, A Sense Of Duty: My Father, My American Journey. Through events in his fathers life and his own experiences as a refugee, and later U.S. Marine, he explores the relationship of America and Vietnam and the lasting effects of that war. From the Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion and Public Life at UC Santa Barbara. Series: Walter H. Capps Center Series [8/2005] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 9864]

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[elnegrobembon]

@usmcjdking

the agreement settled upon after the French war was for Vietnam to have national elections and to be unified after 2 years..

Of course the gov't of S. Vietnam was opposed to those elections and reunification. it was a puppet dictatorial gov't supported by the US. but the *people* of S. Vietnam were opposed to their gov't and wanted national elections.

and i doubt you want to compare what N. Vietnam to what the US did in S. Vietnam... there's no comparison.

[usmcjdking]

@elnegrobembon

You are aware that North Vietnam INVADED and all but destroyed South Vietnam during the disgraceful French Retreat, correct? Since when did South Vietnam want to be united with the North after being invaded twice and suffering millions of casualties? The fuck are you smoking? Do you just make shit up as you go along?

Casus belli is for armchair politicians who only seek to put money into their pocket. You really have not read anything about Vietnam except op ed pieces. Nice.

[elnegrobembon]

@usmcjdking

bull. S. Vietnam never asked for the US to kill millions of Vietnamese, they never asked for the US to establish a brutal puppet government, and they never asked for anything else besides independence as a *united* Vietnam.

How did the US respond when Vietnam requested independence? They supported massively the re-colonization of Vietnam by France in the 40's and 50's, established a dictatorship in S. Vietnam, and warred against Vietnam under false pretenses.

what a way to "help"

[noway3720]

@PrisonerOfTheCube

Have you something more intelligent to say ? there is no debat about '' mistake'' or not here. Nobody care about when you're born and of course you had nothing to do and you do nothing good now anyway.

[VietB0yZ]

your a dumb ass too china did fund north vietnam watch some video of ho chi minh and mao hanging out with each other your a dumb ass too

[kboy229]

hes my uncle!

[cryoslave88]

The US achieved their primary objective, to destroy the spread of communism. It worked because Vietnam was left in ruin after the invasion

[jak1428]

why is he so whiny?

[KCAASE]

I was dozing off listening to this dude. He keeps making up stories as he goes along and he is full of hatred for the Americans. If he misses his dead dad and his lost South Vietnam too much, why doesn't he stop biatching and start going back to fight for the recovery of his homeland. Too many baggagges on this dude shouldier. Enough of this. Such a waste of time.

[kboy229]

Thats my uncle!