Re:Vietnam 40 years on: how a communist victory gave way to ...
by reallyoldguy on Monday May 25, 2015 @06:57PM
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The Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) was absolutely a country that had a right to its own sovereignty.
Framing the Vietnam war as a communist struggle against Western invaders is naive and incorrect. South Vietnam was governed by a nationalist but anti-communist government that sought aid from the US and others, while North Vietnam was a communist government that was aided by the USSR and China.
Framing the Vietnam war as a communist struggle against Western invaders is naive and incorrect. South Vietnam was governed by a nationalist but anti-communist government that sought aid from the US and others, while North Vietnam was a communist government that was aided by the USSR and China.