OT: World Politics
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axlsalinger
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I'll give you Vietnam, but you don't understand why there was a war in Afghanistan?
Soviet Afghan war...
lecoqsportif
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There was a huge amount of protest re: Vietnam, though mostly by the college cohort.
But, yeah, another imperialist war.
(Not a “both sides” thing, Russia doesn’t get a pass because of past US imbroglios.)
But, yeah, another imperialist war.
(Not a “both sides” thing, Russia doesn’t get a pass because of past US imbroglios.)
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axlsalinger
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okay, fair point. I can't even remember what the "argument" was there. I do understand the plan for the Vietnam War, even if it was evil and unbelievably misguided ... still makes more sense than whatever Putin thinks he's still doing in Ukraine.
iirc Soviets went in to prop uo a left wing govt in Kabul and ended up fighting the mujahadeen which ended up morphing into the Taliban
lecoqsportif
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Which was supported by the CIA.
oscarheyman
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I *think* (not sure) the US trained/supported a Vietnamese guerilla group to fight the Japanese in WWII. That group later morphed into the Viet Cong. We know what happened next. Today, the general public of Vietnam have arguably the greatest favourable opinion of the US in the world & are allies of a sort (the enemy of my enemy is my friend - China in this case)
vietnamdaily.ca
What Do Vietnamese Think About America? (2022)
Does Vietnam hate the USA? Most Americans are suprised that Vietnam tops the PEW Research lists of countries who favour the USA.
vietnamdaily.ca
axlsalinger
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MindzEye
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Yeah, this has been simmering for a while. Big time rivalry between Wagner and the military. Wagner failing to take Bakhmut has caused the military to stop treating them like superstars, getting all the ammo and assets they ask for etc and they're apparently being treated like any other group in the military...which means they're short on everything now and hate it.
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
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You're talking about the Montagnards, I believe.I *think* (not sure) the US trained/supported a Vietnamese guerilla group to fight the Japanese in WWII. That group later morphed into the Viet Cong. We know what happened next. Today, the general public of Vietnam have arguably the greatest favourable opinion of the US in the world & are allies of a sort (the enemy of my enemy is my friend - China in this case)
What Do Vietnamese Think About America? (2022)
Does Vietnam hate the USA? Most Americans are suprised that Vietnam tops the PEW Research lists of countries who favour the USA.
Wayward DP
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WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
I will get banned again soon, worry not.
Add Mexico to the list of places I won't be visiting, along with Florida.
MindzEye
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I'm looking on multiple mexican news sources both English and Spanish and I'm not seeing this covered. Frum might be overstating whats going on here. La Reforma specifically would be all over the pending collapse of mexican democracy and a return to the old politics
you would love Florida, nice beaches, Shake Shacks, lacquered alligator heads for sale, roadhouses, no state tax, sun and warmth all year...
Wayward DP
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and the risk of getting shot or arrested
lecoqsportif
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Apparently, the first Polish Leopards have arrived in Ukraine.
Stinky
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Living on Roncesvalles in Toronto I was attacked by Polish cougars once.
lecoqsportif
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Potato vodka involved, I’ll bet.