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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (120267)12/31/2000 8:51:57 PM
From: asenna1  Read Replies (2) of 769670
 
Ever hear of Dien bien phu?

"the steadfast anti-colonial and anti-Communist views held by Eisenhower dictated the direction American policy would follow during the crisis at Dienbienphu, the conference at Geneva, and the establishment of the government in South Vietnam under Ngo Dinh Diem. His anti-colonial views kept the US from providing critical direct military assistance to the French during Dienbienphu, even though strong pressure was being applied from many directions. But his persistent anti-Communist approach kept America involved, even if long standing American principles needed to be overlooked. By the end of Eisenhower’s second term, his policies resulted in the US not having yet committed combat forces into the region, but firmly entrenching America in the fate of South Vietnam. "

Now tell me this is all false too.
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