[olde north church]

How often have we heard, lately, who REALLY began the Vietnam War, anyway? It just gets a little crazy, doesn;t it?
I have been waiting patiently and this seems to be the most opportune moment:
Is there any truth to the following statement?
At the end of WWII as Europe begin to give up colonies in Asia and Africa, Ho Chi Minh approached America for assistance in removing the French from French Indo-China (Vietnam). The Americans refused because of alliances with the French. When America refused, he went to the Soviets who did so, gladly.
Now, is that a "Liberal" myth or is it basically correct?

[Republic]

At the end of WWII as Europe begin to give up colonies in Asia and Africa, Ho Chi Minh approached America for assistance in removing the French from French Indo-China (Vietnam). The Americans refused because of alliances with the French. When America refused, he went to the Soviets who did so, gladly.

Now, is that a "Liberal" myth or is it basically correct?

That is my understanding. (Again-the word 'French' rears its ugly head!)

I always believed our involvement in Vietnam-to prevent the communists from complete take-over-was justified. And I always believed it was Kennedy's and Johnson's war--but somehow-the hippie, anti-war kerry's of this world managed to screw Nixon and label the war as his. Our press has so crushed the truth for so long, in order to re-write our history and push their liberal agenda.

They used the word 'quagmire' to describe the Iraqi war (once again, ala kerry, to destroy the moral of our nation and worse, our courageous troops over there) and referred to the Vietnam War, hoping America will always see that as a republican led war, as well.

The network press corp is my enemy.