Rumsfeld and flying

"D. Strang" wrote in message news:gTI2c.11947$m4.7266@okepread03...
The war could never have been won, without an invasion of
the North, and the resulting Chinese and Soviet retaliation


Hanoi emphatically rejected the idea of Soviet or Chinese troops
landing in North Vietnam -- they were suspicious of and even reluctant
to accept technicians for training and logistics, although obviously
they had to compromise. What Uncle Ho wanted, above everything else,
was all potential foreign interference to get out of Vietnam as soon
as possible.

It's often forgotten that because China and the Soviets armed their
client to the teeth, it assured that Hanoi would not be bullied by
them either. That theory was tested when China tried to invade Vietnam
after the United States pulled out.


"Better to sniff French ****
for a while than to eat China's
for the rest of our lives"
~ Ho Chi Minh

Hanoi emphatically rejected the idea of Soviet or Chinese troops
landing in North Vietnam -

About 320,000 Chinese served in Vietnam during the "American War", and
they took 5,300 casualties, including 1,100 killed.

About 22,000 Russians served in Vietnam, with one source saying that
18 were killed. Some 885 were pilots, who likely engaged in combat.

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Cub Driver wrote in message . ..
Hanoi emphatically rejected the idea of Soviet or Chinese troops
landing in North Vietnam -

About 320,000 Chinese served in Vietnam during the "American War"


Yeah, but not all at once. I know they got bombed in the North and Laos.

"Evan Brennan" wrote
"D. Strang" wrote

The war could never have been won, without an invasion of
the North, and the resulting Chinese and Soviet retaliation

Hanoi emphatically rejected the idea of Soviet or Chinese troops
landing in North Vietnam -- they were suspicious of and even reluctant
to accept technicians for training and logistics, although obviously
they had to compromise.

Korea thought the same way. After they lost the war, their
vote didn't count, and the Chicoms came rolling south.

"D. Strang" wrote in message news:JxZ2c.14631$m4.9693@okepread03...
"Evan Brennan" wrote
"D. Strang" wrote

The war could never have been won, without an invasion of
the North, and the resulting Chinese and Soviet retaliation

Hanoi emphatically rejected the idea of Soviet or Chinese troops
landing in North Vietnam -- they were suspicious of and even reluctant
to accept technicians for training and logistics, although obviously
they had to compromise.

Korea thought the same way. After they lost the war, their
vote didn't count, and the Chicoms came rolling south.


Then they went rolling North.