On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:53:10 -0500, Eisboch wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
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Not in this case. The U.S. troops "evacuated" because they were being
"chased."




Let's stop your bull**** version of history Harry. Here, I'll cut and paste
an accurate summary of what really happened:


"Nixon had been elected on a promise to Vietnamize the war, meaning more
fighting would be turned over to the South Vietnamese army, and to start
bringing home American troops. When the President ordered US troops into
Cambodia and ordered more bombings, the result was a tremendous uproar at
home with more marches and demonstrations. Congress reacted to the antiwar
feeling and repealed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which gave the President
the authority to send troops and fight the war in Vietnam. The United States
did not lose the Vietnam War. Although some may argue that by pulling out of
South Vietnam we did just that. In 1972, North Vietnam finally realized that
the war was a stalemate. The two sides met and arranged a cease fire. In
January of 1973 the Paris Accords went into effect. The US agreed to
withdraw all its troops from Vietnam in 60 days. Congress had stopped
funding the war effort. The North Vietnamese government agreed to release
all prisoners, which they never did. Free elections were to be held in
Vietnam. The President of South Vietnam considered the agreement between
North Vietnam and the US as a sell out. But it allowed President Nixon to
save face and bring the soldiers home. By 1975, after US troops had been
pulled out of South Vietnam, the ARVN (Army of the Republic of South
Vietnam) collapsed and the North Vietnamese moved into Saigon, ending the
war and finalizing the take over of the South by the North. Our purpose in
the war is debated to this day."

From:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_Pr...war_in_Vietnam

Eisboch

I don't have time today to edit that. Maybe later!

Or someone else can, that's all it takes to change history if this is a
source.

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