Posted on 10/02/2011 7:47:21 AM PDT by Borges
HANOI, Vietnam – Legendary Vietnamese Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap built his career on never backing down, even against seemingly impossible odds. Now, decades after ousting the French and later the Americans, he’s celebrating another major victory: his 100th birthday.
Giap is revered by Vietnamese second only to former President Ho Chi Minh. Together, they plotted gutsy campaigns from jungles and caves using ill-equipped guerrilla fighters to gain Vietnam’s independence, eventually leading to the end of French colonial rule throughout Indochina.
Two decades later, Giap’s northern Communist forces also wore down the U.S.
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I read it all. Good post, my thoughts too, thank you!
The irony was that it was the Vietnamese that wound up overthrowing Pol Pot.
He never let his fighter fully enter the ring, i.e. he declared North Vietnam off-limits to US land attacks (to interdict and, most importantly, keep NV troops in NV). I can see NV General Giap shaking his head and quietly laughing at the incredibile stupidity of the American leadership.
IIRC he said he knew he would win because of the Democrats and the American media..
That was always as much their intention as it was to own So Vietnam. The people did no better under them.
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