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  1. Cordelier

    Do you believe Trump is evil?

    To paraphrase Forrest Gump.... Evil is what evil does.
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    Beloved leftist icon Mahmoud Khalil says massacre of 1,300 Israeli civilians was unavoidable

    I didn't see any Oct. 7's coming out of the West Bank.
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    Vietnam Veterans

    If you truly think that, then you obviously have no concept of what you're talking about.
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    Vietnam Veterans

    Sure.. but still better than Kim Il Sung... and at least his people realized benefits from the sacrifices they made under his regime, unlike their neighbors to the North where sacrifices only got them more sacrifices.
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    Vietnam Veterans

    Who knows? Maybe that was just a stage they had to go through on their way to development? Either way, they've got one of the most vibrant economies in the world today... and their neighbors to the North obviously don't. Where would you rather live? North or South Korea?
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    Vietnam Veterans

    Yes, well, I guess it's unfortunate they didn't find their own Park Chung Hee.
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    Vietnam Veterans

    But hey... at least the people aren't eating grubs. So there's that.
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    Vietnam Veterans

    Hindsight is 20/20. There was no telling going in whether strong leadership would take over in Saigon. That'd be like waiting for Napoleon to emerge before starting the French Revolution.
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    Vietnam Veterans

    Rhee obviously left a lot to be desired.... but you need only to see where North & South Korea are today to see which chose the better road.
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    Vietnam Veterans

    As opposed to whom? Ho Chi Minh's regime? His 1950's land reform program killed upwards of 200,000 people.
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    Vietnam Veterans

    As opposed to who? Kim Il Sung's regime?
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    Vietnam Veterans

    I'm not ignoring them. South Korea wasn't a UN member at the time... so how was the UN action valid? In either case, surely you'd agree a direct Congressional Use of Force authorization carries more weight than a UN Security Council Resolution where it comes to committing US Armed Forces to combat.
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    Vietnam Veterans

    So why go into Korea and not Vietnam? South Korea preserved their independence, became a thriving economy, and is a vital US ally. Surely these were objectives worth seeking in Vietnam as well?
  14. Cordelier

    Vietnam Veterans

    What's your point?
  15. Cordelier

    Vietnam Veterans

    Nobody declared war in either instance. We did, however, have Congressional approval to use force in Vietnam. Not so in Korea.
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