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A comment on The CIA's Deadly Deceits and the Vietnam War, with Ralph McGehee (1986). Parent comment

Re:The CIA's Deadly Deceits and the Vietnam War, with Ralph ... by saiya-jin on Monday December 07, 2020 @06:52AM (#25331292)
With that logic, you can cover for any thinkable activity 'because soviets'. We don't like european politicians? Bam, because soviets. Cause millions of deaths around the world? Worth the cause, 'coz soviets. Anybody does anything but exactly what we need them to (which in many cases would mean self-harm)? Commie ruskie, bam!

Change soviets with terrorists for 21st century.

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Re:The CIA's Deadly Deceits and the Vietnam War, with Ralph ... by ceilingcorner on Monday December 07, 2020 @06:57AM (#25331320)
Can you stop being unnecessarily hostile? As I already said, I was explaining the rationale for the actions, not justifying them.

Take your low-effort outrage elsewhere, please.

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Re:The CIA's Deadly Deceits and the Vietnam War, with Ralph ... by boomboomsubban on Monday December 07, 2020 @08:29AM (#25331939)
The article details numerous situations where the Soviets were not the rationale, merely the scapegoat. That's what led me to respond, I don't see how the fake rationale changes anything.
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