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Urbane Guerrilla · 08-20-2006, 03:14 AM

Tw trying to paint Ho as "a strong American ally" misstates the situation. Is it not so that Ho adopted Communism in 1920 and never left it? America never saw an interest in supporting this Indochinese revolutionary.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-20-2006, 03:43 AM

I agree that Ho was not "a strong American ally", but it's because the US rebuffed his plea to be one. HE embraced the Communists early because it was the closest to the freedoms he witness in the US.

That said, he was above all a nationalist. He signed a treaty with the french to get the Chinese out, but immediately started driving the french out. When he had a chance he eliminated the other Viet Namese parties including the Russian allied Trotsky followers.

America never saw an interest in supporting anyone before WWII and not much after until Korea. After Korea, McCarthy made it impossible.

Ho only used the Communists as a tool to Nationalism and now capitalism like the Chinese.

08-20-2006, 03:14 AM	#1
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Tw trying to paint Ho as "a strong American ally" misstates the situation. Is it not so that Ho adopted Communism in 1920 and never left it? America never saw an interest in supporting this Indochinese revolutionary. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

08-20-2006, 03:43 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I agree that Ho was not "a strong American ally", but it's because the US rebuffed his plea to be one. HE embraced the Communists early because it was the closest to the freedoms he witness in the US. That said, he was above all a nationalist. He signed a treaty with the french to get the Chinese out, but immediately started driving the french out. When he had a chance he eliminated the other Viet Namese parties including the Russian allied Trotsky followers. America never saw an interest in supporting anyone before WWII and not much after until Korea. After Korea, McCarthy made it impossible. Ho only used the Communists as a tool to Nationalism and now capitalism like the Chinese. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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