Posted on 11/20/2006 11:14:51 AM PST by Kitten Festival
Vietnamese wave as the motorcade of U.S. President George W. Bush makes its way through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Monday, Nov. 20, 2006. (AP Photo/Nghat Le)
Vietnamese onlookers react to the arrival of U.S. President George W. Bush at Ho Chi Minh Museum in Ho Chi Monh City, Vietnam, Monday, Nov. 20, 2006. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Vietnamese cheer U.S. President George W. Bush as he arrives the Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
U.S. first lady Laura Bush, left, and Janette Howard, second left, thank restaurant staff members after having dinner in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Why is he so popular in Vietnam?
Did I miss something? I heard that W is the same as the devil and Adolf Hitler.
Vietnamese teenagers have always been smarter than your average schlubs, dedicated to overachievement, and I guess that extends to Vietnam as well. In short, they can think for themselves and don't pay attention to the mainstream media.
It's an illusion. They've clearly been paid. Or so says today's fish wrapper.
Uhhh? 'Cause Communism sucks?
Yep. That too. Been there done that.
I have been wanting to go overseas to Asia for a vacation... .seems like a nice place to try now!
Highly recommended. They love us. And the food is to die for, world's best.
If true, will communism fall in Vietnam at some point?
No, you're thinking Venezuela not Vietnam. In the former, Bush is also a "Dun-key":
It's already withering away, fast. Can you IMAGINE the effect of these photos of screaming teenagers on Vietnam's old gray men of the Kremlin? They are pragmatic so they are likely to want to get onto the capitalism bandwagon. Nobody likes to look like an old fuddy duddy and in their case, they don't like to lose face either. They are likely to grant young Vietnamese ever more freedom. They also don't like to be left in the dust by increasingly uncommunist China either. Freedom's winds are blowing hard in Vietnam right now.
Interesting that Bush and America are popular in Vietnam, which after the war and all you'd think would hate us, but hated in Indonesia, which being our longtime ally you'd think would love us. Funny how that works.
Yeah, and we gave them all that tsunami aid, too. As for Vietnam, we gave them carpet bombing and just look at the result!
Ping!
Kerry must be irked!! Him being in their museum and all.
And he was in Cambodia, too. It's seared in his memory.
Here's a group of Canadians gathering to welcome him in Ottawa, November 30, 2003.
Does this mean we are not hated by everyone in the world? Must be. MSM will not accept it, not will the libs.
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