Who REALLY won the Vietnam War

[exlrrp]

So many of you have emailed me to ax where i been i thought I'd show you--I was very high in the air for quite some time.
there was some dispute here when I left about people saying oher people had lost the the Vietnam War. I hope this picture ends any further doubt about who won it!

James

Happy just to be alive

[39mto39g]

We won. and who took the picture.

[exlrrp]

Originally posted by 39mto39g
We won. and who took the picture.

the ol B&C, AKA Sue--you 'member her. She went to the Philppines with her best friend ( a filpino/Am)while i was in italy.
this was taken in tahoe

[exlrrp]

here's how I used to look--its been a long hard crawl up to the middle.

[Andy]

The US didn't win. I'd suggest we didn't loose, we just left, however we didn't win.
North Vietnam achieved their goals but at what a price. More than a million from the north were killed and both North and South were wrecked. Then they went on to remain an oppressed nation which is extremely poor. A draconian government so bad they had those Boat People leaving in droves. If a nation is a gathering of peoples, they sure didn't win.
During the war a lot of contracts were given by the US to Japan. Their economy shot up, causing them to be a huge economic world power, for a few decades. Perhaps Japan won that war. Keeping in mind that war is but one of many diplomatic options.

James, I am Very disappointed in you. Expected you'd be holding on to something a lot more sultry than a book while in a hot tub. By the way, I read that book too.

Stay healthy,
Andy

[son-of-a-v-vet]

i would liketo know the name off that book so i can read it to know more about what my father and all of u went through.
if i have now right to pot at this forum please let me know and i wont anymore

[Andy]

The books title is:
The Complete Idiot's Guide To The Vietnam War.
(Don't see as well as I once did but they used to pay me to notice things like that.)
In my eyes, chapter 18 says it all. It's titled: Question Authority.
Post away my young friend.

Stay healthy,
Andy

[son-of-a-v-vet]

thank you andy for the reply and thank all of you and welcome home

[DMZ-LT]

What Andy said. You have EVERY right to post here . Welcome to the neighborhood.

[son-of-a-v-vet]

thank you DMZ-LT and welcome hometo you and all my new friends