1.5M killed and 2M boat people! Yeah America did the right thing in Vietnam!

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Submitted by HarryKKLee, Sep 19, 2007 06:58

Hundreds of thousands of near-toothless skulls grin at you at the Vietnam War Memorial in Hanoi and they all seem to agree with the mindless views on this post on how righteous the US of A was in abandoning the South Vietnamese Govt. and people at the onset of victory in their war against the North Vietnamese Communists. As an intern mostly carting-away/burying hundreds of those who have succumbed to disease and hunger, my sister had volunteered in one of the many boat-people refugee camps in Malaysia in the early 80's, where they were 500,000 of them in Malaysia alone! Maybe the millions who fled Vietnam and Cambodia actually enjoy putting off to sea in rickety death-traps as pastimes or were they trying to escape Communist "re-education" experts who are drowning them with TLC? Millions were murdered in cold blood, some with pickaxes by their own children and siblings. Sons were forced to rape and murder their mothers/sisters and fathers their daughters. Until Americans collectively wake-up to the reality of what had happened to an entire generation of Vietnamese and Cambodians who were wiped off the face of this earth as a direct consequence of the US of A's lack of courage, perseverance and resolve in SEA during the 60's and 70's, all of you will wear the stain of the blood (i.e. plus the shame and scorn that comes with it) of the millions who died believing in the empty promises of the American leadership and people.

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There's a very simple solution: have a brief trial of the traitors in Congress and then have them executed (shot?)... [MORE]	Russ Davis	Sep 18, 2007 23:31
Yes, as anyone who's bothered to study the matter and not just swallow left wing talking points knows, Tet 68... [MORE]	Bill Faith	Sep 18, 2007 21:58
An excellent article. Bravo to Mr Moyar for clarity, precision and accuracy. As regards the :military sage" comment, I believe... [MORE]	Thomas Abella	Sep 18, 2007 16:50
Name-calling respondents to this article, such as the one who used the phrase, "Right Wing revisionists," clearly never have, do... [MORE]	John Spencer Yantiss	Sep 18, 2007 13:47
Thank you for Mr. Moyar's petite revision of the history of the Vietnamese War. Such revision will have to continue,... [MORE]	Don Carlson	Sep 18, 2007 12:27
It's interesting that Mr. Moyar wrote a book focusing on the Vietnam war from 1954-1965 - perhaps he chooses to... [MORE]	Scott Baker	Sep 18, 2007 12:21
Hundreds of thousands of near-toothless skulls grin at you at the Vietnam War Memorial in Hanoi and they all seem...	HarryKKLee	Sep 19, 2007 06:58
"...For reasons of morale, wartime military leaders the world over emphasize the positive even on the darkest days. ..." Seems to... [MORE]	Darth AirBorne	Sep 18, 2007 09:43
Tet occurred in January of 1968. American fatalities (by year) were: 1967 11,000 1968 16,000 1969 11,000 Pretty good for an enemy that had... [MORE]	gregdn	Sep 18, 2007 09:33
The Viet Cong, the southern contingent in the war, was virtually destroyed during Tet. Thereafter the north was forced to... [MORE]	John Schuh	Sep 18, 2007 16:08
Sure, we lost alot of men, but you conveniently ignore the obverse. What the NVA and VC lost during those... [MORE]	bru	Sep 18, 2007 16:13
from Wikipedia: The attacks were the largest military operations conducted by either side up to that time in the war. The... [MORE]	Petras Vilson	Sep 18, 2007 20:14
I think that any cogent military hitorian will agree that Japan had been dealt a "crippling blow" in the Battle... [MORE]	oldbuzzard	Sep 18, 2007 20:32

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