Trump Touts Vietnam as 'One of the Great Miracles of the World'
Source: Voice of America
Last Updated: November 11, 2017 10:29 AM
Steve Herman
HANOI, VIETNAM U.S. President Donald Trump heaped praise on Vietnam Saturday, saying the southeast Asian nation is "one of the great miracles of the world."
Trump's remarks were made at a state banquet in the capital of Hanoi, the latest event on his five-country Asian tour. Trump, who arrived in Hanoi Saturday, told dignitaries he toured parts of the country, which he said "is really something to behold."
After the nearly 20-year Vietnam War that killed millions of people, the country's economy has been among the world's fastest growing since 1990. Its gross domestic product has grown nearly 6.5-percent annually in the 2000s, according to the World Bank.
On Sunday Trump is to have meetings with Vietnamese President Tran dai Quang and other leaders.
Read more: https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-in-hanoi/4110750.html
On Veterans Day, no less.
onecaliberal
(32,471 posts)jb5150
(1,177 posts)can't go 5 minutes without saying something stupid.
7962
(11,841 posts)Vietnam has actually looked to the US for support against China for several years. They never wanted to fight the US to start with. You can blame the French and our generosity for the war. Minh was an ally during WW2 and after the war simply wanted independence. But France insisted on keeping them as a colony, the other Allies agreed to look the other way and we all know the rest.
Capitalism has spread in Vietnam over the last couple decades; hence their expanding economy
Yavin4
(35,354 posts)But, we, very tragically and stupidly, supported the corrupted Southern government. They turned to whomever would help them secure their independence.
7962
(11,841 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,359 posts)Torture, forced labor, stolen land. Graphic video at link.
Where on earth did you get your info from? Trump is LYING.
7962
(11,841 posts)bdamomma
(63,650 posts)man, what the fuck, a miracle?????? why because he was deferred for bone spurs!!! he was too busy chasing skirts while Americans were being killed in a rich white mans war!!! He can go to hell!!
Cold War Spook
(1,279 posts)I hope he asks Trump why he was such a coward in the 60s.
weydowner
(100 posts)Why is the bloated fool even going to Vietnam? The Philippines I can understand, China, yes, Japan, yessish, but a country that was practically destroyed and impoverished by the mighty USA (and still lost, ignominiously and shamefully), no.
For the first time ever, I feel some sympathy towards N Korea.
HAB911
(8,811 posts)Fuck this guy