(me) wrote in message . com...
The various proxy wars on the other had are a real mixed bag.
Vietnam was a joke, as can be seen by history. They were no
real friend of the soviets, and not much of one to the chinese.
Our hostility drove them into their arms as much as anything.
The domino theory was bunk.


Perhaps true, but North Vietnamese officials did make public remarks
which instead claimed that Hanoi was part of a global Communist
effort. In 1966, Hoang Anh (Minister of Agriculture and member of the
Central Committee) rationalized the acceptance of military aid from
China and the Soviets with this explanation:

" While setting high the spirit of relying on are own strength as our
main concern, our people highly value and strive to win the sympathy
and support from the fraternal socialist countries and from the
progressive people of the world. We constantly think that our people's
fight against America for national salvation is an inseparable part of
the world revolution. With the victory of the Vietnamese people and
the defeat of the U.S. imperialists, the socialist camp, the world
revolution, and world peace will win. We are exerting all our strength
to fulfill this international duty "

'North Vietnam's Strategy For Survival', Jon M. Van Dyke, 1972.