You make a very fair point about the Thai. But as for the Vietnamese, they didn't exactly open their arms to the People's Liberation Army. In fact they fought a war with them not long after we left. As far as Communist ideology's concerned: Cambodia invaded Vietnam during this time, and Vietnam counter-invaded--which led to China invading Vietnam. Three Communist countries fighting each other. Historical rivalries much older than Communism were in play during that war and during the Vietnam War itself--though try telling that to McNamara and Johnson, who saw only dominoes.
And I think therein lies our folly. Never fight your enemy when you enemy is doing that for you. You aren't going to settle an ancient dispute like that. Just let them wipe each other out as they like. I eel the same way about the Middle East. Those people are going to fuck each other up just like they always have. Let's not stop that, let's stay out of it. It's so obvious that I'm sure profits were the driver in both Vietnam, Iraq, etc. All mistakes that cost us dearly and gave us nothing in the end.
The KGB and their organs were will into infiltration. They had it down to an art how to take over countries. They were good at it. It is part of their manifesto to do so.
Make no mistake these people did not go away. They just lost. That does not mean they stop.
You make a very fair point about the Thai. But as for the Vietnamese, they didn't exactly open their arms to the People's Liberation Army. In fact they fought a war with them not long after we left. As far as Communist ideology's concerned: Cambodia invaded Vietnam during this time, and Vietnam counter-invaded--which led to China invading Vietnam. Three Communist countries fighting each other. Historical rivalries much older than Communism were in play during that war and during the Vietnam War itself--though try telling that to McNamara and Johnson, who saw only dominoes.
And I think therein lies our folly. Never fight your enemy when you enemy is doing that for you. You aren't going to settle an ancient dispute like that. Just let them wipe each other out as they like. I eel the same way about the Middle East. Those people are going to fuck each other up just like they always have. Let's not stop that, let's stay out of it. It's so obvious that I'm sure profits were the driver in both Vietnam, Iraq, etc. All mistakes that cost us dearly and gave us nothing in the end.
The KGB and their organs were will into infiltration. They had it down to an art how to take over countries. They were good at it. It is part of their manifesto to do so.
Make no mistake these people did not go away. They just lost. That does not mean they stop.