Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 12:16:51 -0400
Subject: Re: Who won in Vietnam?


At 8:21 AM 4/4/96, Adam Rose wrote:

>I can't understand how anyone could see the US defeat as anything
>other than a major defeat for Imperialism.
>
>Everyone at the time saw it as such, both pro and anti Imperialists.
>The US was, and still is, afraid to commit its troops to a war where
>there is a serious risk of large scale casualties. As soon as the US
>does encounter such a risk, as in Somalia, it withdraws.

As the man said, let's look at the record. The US destroyed the Nicaraguan
revolution. Its enemy of over 70 years, the USSR, collapsed. China is
embracing capitalism. Vietnam, one of the poorest countries in Asia,
suffered for 20 years after its victory, and is now courting US oil
companies and Coca-Cola. There is no force on earth that could challenge
the US military right now. Perhaps for the first time in history, a true
world market is upon us.

With defeats like that, who needs victories?

Doug

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