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Vietnam pursues policy to protect human rights [W:77]

Re: Vietnam Protecting human rights

I don't know how to react to you calling me a pig.....

There are some Vietnam Vets who can't forget the war and what happened after. When President Clinton decided to open diplomatic relations with Vietnam back in the 90's, most Vietnam Vets were adamantly against it. They still viewed Vietnam as an enemy of the United States. But now the vast majority of Vietnam Vets are happy that our two countries are moving ever closer and closer, becoming friends and allies. Notice I said the vast majority, but there will always be a few that will always view Vietnam as the enemy. Reasons vary, the one who called you and/or Vietnam filled with communist pigs is one of these. But he doesn't speak for all of us or even the vast majority of us. He speaks for a retaliative few. Take DiAnna's advice and ignore those.

I for one have put the old wounds behind me and look forward to much friendlier relations between our two countries. I will be eternally grateful to Vietnam to putting an end to the killing fields of Cambodia. I viewed the fall of Phnom Penh and Saigon from the JUSMAGTHAI compound on Satorn Road in Bangkok back in April of 1975 and that was the saddest month of my life. Latter Vientiane also fell, but without a shot being fired. So many friends were left behind that year, left without knowing their fate. Friends I had made while in the military being stationed in Laos and Vietnam. That was hard. Years does not erase the sadness, but it does erase the hate and when one sees former enemies doing good things it means we no longer have to be enemies. Closure comes to most, but not all. But we all need to move on and meet today's realities as today and not as they were in the past. This old crusty military retiree welcomes our friendship and hopes it flourishes for a very long time to come.

Just take DiAnna's advice, as posters can be quite cruel on this site. Just move on to the next post and have a good, decent conversation my friend.
 
Re: Vietnam Protecting human rights

I'm not defending what Bush did. Don't let your Liberal lean cause you to interpret anything less than, "he lied about Iraq", "9/11 was an inside job", "he was AWOL", as defending him. I'm telling you why he did what he did; never once condoned it.

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Re: Vietnam Protecting human rights

I don't quite follow? why would it be against peoples interests to distrupt this kind of growth?

And is vietnam mostly irrelivent to most americans here ? just curious if we have made any impact on the global stage in your opinions

Vietnam finds itself without significant allies and in the shadow of an increasingly aggressive China. I think this is why you are beginning to see Vietnam slowly open up. They notice countries like Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore in their own back yard prospering and forming partnerships with both China and America to balance the equation. They will find capitalism and friendship with the US to be a major economic boost and lift a lot of people out of poverty, not to mention give China a second thought when it comes to shooting at Vietnamese fishing boats. They would be wise to go about it slowly as they seem to be doing.

US Navy Destroyer Docks in Vietnam for Four-Day Visit

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Re: Vietnam Protecting human rights

I'm always happy to see any country try to establish human rights. Hopefully, they will have some success. I work with two Vietnamese men who were in the S. Vietnam Air Force. They flew in conjunction with the USAF during the war. After we left they were rounded up and imprisoned for six years. When freed, they escaped to America. They can now return home to see their families, but they said it's best to blend in and keep a low profile.

Maybe next they could drop mandatory voting on a ballot that contains the Party's candidate and a candidate with no qualifications to run a country.

My winter jacket was made in Vietnam.
 
Re: Vietnam Protecting human rights

I assume my word means nothing ? since I'm an evil brainwashed citizen of vietnam? :/

Howdy Chocolate,

Please continue your stories of Vietnam.

Could you share, with us, your reasons for living in the U.S. ??

Good day to you

Thom Paine
 
Re: Vietnam Protecting human rights

Don't react at all. Certain people here will deliberately bait and insult hoping to anger someone else into breaking the rules. Simply ignore people you see are not interested in discussing your topic, but only want to bring in non-related topics and hostility. You are not required to respond to such nonsense, so don't!! :)

Communists are no different than Nazis. You wouldn't be sucking up to a Nazi. Why suck up to. Communist? The Communists have murdered ten times more people than the Nazis.

The Communists had filled millions of graves while Hitler was still starting bar-room brawls in Munich.
 
Re: Vietnam Protecting human rights

I assume my word means nothing ? since I'm an evil brainwashed citizen of vietnam? :/

You got it, my man...
 
Re: Vietnam Protecting human rights

Communists are no different than Nazis. You wouldn't be sucking up to a Nazi. Why suck up to. Communist? The Communists have murdered ten times more people than the Nazis.

The Communists had filled millions of graves while Hitler was still starting bar-room brawls in Munich.

You got it, my man...

Just stop.
 
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