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To: Brumar89 who wrote (7943)10/28/2001 6:02:38 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Respond to of 281500
 
Why are people drawn to silly conspiracy theories?

Um, because it saves you from ever having to think about complex subjects again?



To: Brumar89 who wrote (7943)10/28/2001 8:33:49 PM
From: Selectric II  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
May 1961 - President Kennedy sends 400 American Green Beret 'Special Advisors' to South Vietnam to train South Vietnamese soldiers in methods of 'counter-insurgency' in the fight against Viet Cong guerrillas.

Did we act unilaterally, were we asked by South Vietnam to send 400 Green Berets, or what? This didn't happen in a vacuum, and the history and underlying facts seem relevant to this discussion.