Yes....but the NVA/VC eventually prevailed and took over ALL of Vietnam. And they had zero qualms about sacrificing millions of lives....on both sides...to win.
The NVA sacrificed the VC to a man, (they essentially ceased to exist after Tet) and finished that job after the war. Useful Idiots always end up in the same body-filled trench as their nominal enemies.
When you know the back story to that photo the proper reaction is "You get what you deserve." That being said, I'm also reminded of the story of a US General talking to a NVA General at end of the war who stated "You never beat us in battle." And the NVA General thought about that for a second or two and replied, "Yes, but that is irrelevant."
Not counting the news outlets or websites along the full range of accuracy and veracity, I follow multiple actual individuals' handwritten blogs. (Bot news aggregators don't thrill me.) Looking them over, many are current serving or former military and a couple are some variation of high-speed low-drag elite forces ninjas. Or just funny as all. Because life without humor is just despair. So in other words, the same folks I trusted in the military not to wet the bed, sh*t themselves, or otherwise run around like headless Nancys, are the same folks I trust on the interwebz, for demonstrating pretty much the same trustworthiness and circumspectly responsible behavior. Color me shocked.
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Ask the Viet Cong how the North Vietnam occupation went for them; when the useful fools were no longer useful.
Every time I see that photo I think, 'Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy'.
Yes....but the NVA/VC eventually prevailed and took over ALL of Vietnam. And they had zero qualms about sacrificing millions of lives....on both sides...to win.
The NVA sacrificed the VC to a man, (they essentially ceased to exist after Tet) and finished that job after the war.
Useful Idiots always end up in the same body-filled trench as their nominal enemies.
Mister we could use a man like Francisco Franco again.
Pinochet.
When you know the back story to that photo the proper reaction is "You get what you deserve." That being said, I'm also reminded of the story of a US General talking to a NVA General at end of the war who stated "You never beat us in battle." And the NVA General thought about that for a second or two and replied, "Yes, but that is irrelevant."
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