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Major Nikon

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7. It was a French colony for almost a century

Reply to trof (Reply #6)

Sun Aug 12, 2012, 07:52 PM

Aug 2012

The truly sad part was that Ho Chi Minh asked for Truman's support after WWII in their independence from France. Had the US supported him, they were prepared to allow the US to establish bases inside Vietnam and the war would have never happened. The US was worried that the socialists would take over France if the US didn't support them in their efforts to reestablish their colonies. The rest is history.

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Beaucoup [View all] chknltl Aug 2012 OP

this guy has been selling boo coo minivans OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #1

wow. Some guys are cuckoo for Coco Puffs. chknltl Aug 2012 #2

I used to see him on late night TV all the time OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #3

I think he is now the governor of New Jersey..n/t monmouth Aug 2012 #5

merci beaucoup Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #4

Look up "French Indo-China". French was the official language. trof Aug 2012 #6

It was a French colony for almost a century Major Nikon Aug 2012 #7

And I think Minh was promised independence post war. trof Aug 2012 #8

I read about that. chknltl Aug 2012 #9