Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Selectric II who wrote (7970)	10/28/2001 8:57:43 PM
From: SirRealist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

It was part of the prevailing attitude of the domino theory. Every time we saw a Communist presence involved, we simply took the opposite side. Most likely, we told Diem to invite us in, but that's a guess.

To: Selectric II who wrote (7970)	10/28/2001 10:58:44 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

At the time, the US was both offering military assistance and the South Vietnamese government was asking for it Re. the specifics of what that assistance would be - the initiative and primary decisions were with us as we had the resources. I'm sure South Vietnam would have taken anything we offered. The same situation prevailed with North Vietnam and the Soviet Union. A multi-level conflict was ongoing. The US & USSR were engaged in a global chess game with countries like South and North Vietnam used as pawns. At the same time, South and North Vietnam pawns were in their own struggle with one another and used the US-USSR rivalry to solicit support for their struggle. But neither the US-Soviet rivalry or the North Viet / South Viet conflict was driven by a desire to get at oil offshore North Vietnam.