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08-26-08 06:59 PM |
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Originally Posted by August
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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring
Yes I know he was a democrat. In hindsight he didn't really seem like a smart one though, the whole mess was probably why he didn't seek re-election.
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So we can agree then that Vietnam was a Democrat boondoggle that cost the lives of 10 times as many Americans as the GoP war in Iraq?
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It all depends on when you believe the Viet Nam conflict started.
As a political analyst, I use the year 1954 to designate the start of the conflict.
Not really The US action in Viet Nam started in 1954 with the selection of Ngo Dinh Diem by Colonel Edward Landsdale (and $12 Million in bribe money from the CIA) under order from John Foster Dulles US Secretary of State (1953-1959).
Despite the agreement for democratic elections to be held in 1956, since the CIA estimated that Ho Chi Minh would garner "possibly 80% of the popular vote" something had to be done. John Foster Dulles stated at a State Department meeting in 1955 "I don't believe Diem wants to hold elections, and I believe we should support him in this" (Kinzer, 2006, p. 153).
This decision ensured that North and South Korea would not be united.
The Viet Nam conflict started during President Eisenhower's administration (1953-1961)
Kinzer, S. (2006) Overthrow: America's century of regime change from Hawaii to Iraq. New York: Henry Holt and Company
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