Why We Lost The Vietnam War

In article , Spiv wrote:

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In article , Spiv
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I know exactly what they are. Overseas territories, are just that, no
matter what the sovereign state calls them.

If you are going to suggest that Alaska and Hawaii are not part
of the US,

Yes I am. Alaska has a lot of Canada between it and the USA.

If you're going to talk some language vaguely related to English,
as opposed to English, you might as well let us know beforehand.

Alaska and Hawaii are part of the US. Between WWI and WWII, East
Prussia was part of Germany. Why is this so difficult to
understand?

you're suggesting something that nobody will agree with.

I couldn't care.

Obviously. Here's a clue: if you want to get anything out of
participation in Usenet, you really should be able to communicate.
Disagreeing with entire national populations about what a country
is does not seem, to me, like communicating.

BTW, local Hawaiians want independence. The US stole the
islands. It has now more westerners on it than locals.

Granted that the US stole the islands, like a lot of other US
territory, are you sure the locals want independence? I wouldn't
be surprised to find some do; on Puerto Rico (stolen in the 1898 war)
there are a good number of people who want independence, a good number
who want statehood, and a larger number who like the status quo.

BTW, "has now more westerners on it than locals" is a fairly good
description of most of the US, given suitable definitions of
"westerners" and "locals".

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