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To: GST who wrote (145333)9/10/2004 1:20:13 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
The "south" was the fiefdom of the French, and then it was ours.

All of Vietnam was a fiefdom of the French. That was before the war we are discussing. The South had a government. It was influenced by the US but it wasn't a US colony or fiefdom. It was corrupt but no more so then many other governments. It was abusive but probably less so then the North.

Tim



To: GST who wrote (145333)9/16/2004 8:39:22 AM
From: unclewest  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Reunification was their choice.

Reunification was the goal of Ho Chi Minh...but only if both the N and S were under his Communist leadership.

The South wanted to remain free. The North had no say.


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