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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (168147)8/7/2001 8:58:00 AM
From: H-Man  Read Replies (1) of 769667
 
During WWII FDR sent OSS troops to Indochina. The public reason was that the OSS was helping HO Chi minh fight the japanese. FDR in fact despised the colonialism of the french as well, and the OSS helped Ho in that regard too, although this is and was little known.

The first US Soldier to die in VietNam was in September of 1945. The Viet Minh had mistaken the OSS man for a French guerilla. More than anything, it illustrates the fact that we were fighting on the side of Ho and knew he was fighting the French.

Later When Ho declared independence, he did so with text written for him by the OSS. He petitioned for recognition of the government by the US, but in deference to the French, Truman did not do so. Based on this and some very clumsy acts by the French, Ho turned to the communists in China and USSR.

As for LBJ it is quite well documented, that he was limiting his bombing targets, and infact he and Macnamarra were picking the targets, often letting strategic targets go untouched in Hanoi, to either not offend the russians or chinese. This despite recomendations from the military.

Perhaps you should read "Dereliction of Duty" by H.R. McMaster. This book is also critical of the JCS for their infighting and political postitioning.
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