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by Lisa DAugustino on February 27th, 2006

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Why was this such a difficult war?

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  • by Thommy on April 17th, 2006

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    Just a tidbit of historical fact. Eisenhower supported Ngo Diem as ruler of S. Vietnam. Diem was a corrupt tyrant, but aided Catholics. The US at this time was on a Christian ferver ("In God We Trust" on money and the pledge changed to "...one nation under God" in 1954). However, South Vietnam was 70% Buddhist. Diem was so suppressive that Buddhist monks would set themselves on fire in demonstration of protest. The atrocities and injustice by the US supported regimes sucked. An election in two years to unify the country as one had been agreed to by both the north and the south. The United States' backed faction, Diem, renigged on the deal.

    Justice in the US sucked. Blacks could not even register to vote in Mississippi without risking death. Things started tochange in the 60's, but...
    ...here you have a country itself full of injustices trying to impose "virtue" by force.

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