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Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
As for Vietnam's claims against the US, well, maybe we have some unfinished business in Southeast Asia. Until we can address that matter, maybe a trade embargo would suit their agenda.
[edit on 05/5/14 by GradyPhilpott]
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
As for Vietnam's claims against the US, well, maybe we have some unfinished business in Southeast Asia. Until we can address that matter, maybe a trade embargo would suit their agenda.
[edit on 05/5/14 by GradyPhilpott]
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Warfare is a hazardous enterprise. The only truly important factor with regard to defoliants in Vietnam is how many American and South Vietnamese lives did its use save during the war. Perhaps, next time we fight a war in a jungle, we will have other means or priorities, but at the time, our leaders made the decisions that needed to be made given the circumstances.
Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, who approved the use of defoliants in the Mekong Delta, had a son who died of cancer both believed to be the result of defoliant exposure. Both agreed that the elder Zumwalt's decision was the correct one to make at the time. The ones who are doing the most whining about it here are long-time, chronic America bashers who troll the internet for anything controversial to post about the US. Failing that they just whine.
As for Vietnam's claims against the US, well, maybe we have some unfinished business in Southeast Asia. Until we can address that matter, maybe a trade embargo would suit their agenda.
[edit on 05/5/14 by GradyPhilpott]
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Any opinion I post is asinine to you, intrepid. I served in Vietnam and was exposed to Agent Orange and other defoliants. I don't claim to speak for all veterans of the war in Vietnam, but my opinion is at least based on personal experience and I have to live with the risks. I'm proud to have served in Vietnam and I proudly bear the scars and gladly accept the risks.
Didn't you ever hear of excessive quoting?
[edit on 05/5/14 by GradyPhilpott]
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Didn't you ever hear of excessive quoting?
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Do you remember for whom we fought that war? Have you sat down with a Vietnamese lately and discussed the effects of communism on Vietnam. The effects of Agent Orange pale in comparison to the millions murdered by communists.
[edit on 05/5/14 by GradyPhilpott]
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Do you remember for whom we fought that war? Have you sat down with a Vietnamese lately and discussed the effects of communism on Vietnam. The effects of Agent Orange pale in comparison to the millions murdered by communists.
[edit on 05/5/14 by GradyPhilpott]