| Nah, Chewie is actually right. So long as the USA stood guard over S.Vietnam the country was independent and 'relatively' stable. When the US public ran out of "stomach" for the war they pulled out and S.Vietnam crumbled under the millitary might of the N.Vietnamese.
It's pretty sad actually, but it's actually a better example of how propogandist warfare is the most effective against democratic societies, something that islamic fundamentalists have learned very well. Maybe all the millitary power of Western societities will fail to protect them as the lessons from Vietnam arm their enemies with the tools to unlocking the inherent weakness of democratic systems, the lack of political will because they're dependent on the emotions of their voters. |