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Vietnam Arms Embargo to Be Fully Lifted, Obama Says in Hanoi
NY Times ^ | May 23, 2016 | GARDINER HARRIS

Posted on 05/23/2016 10:56:23 AM PDT by Innovative

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It appears that Vietnam didn't make any concessions at all, only the US, i.e. Obama unilaterally lifted the embargo -- now we will sell weapons to Vietnam..
1 posted on 05/23/2016 10:56:23 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

The arming of communists.

Obama has armed ISIS and other US enemies.


2 posted on 05/23/2016 10:58:00 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Innovative

What would it take to just keep him in Hanoi?


3 posted on 05/23/2016 10:58:09 AM PDT by Jim W N
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To: Innovative

What could go wrong?


4 posted on 05/23/2016 10:58:11 AM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: Innovative

Castro is next, I imagine.


5 posted on 05/23/2016 10:58:29 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: CodeToad

Boeing sold Vietnam Boeing 787 Dreamliner airliners. The first was delivered late last year to Vietnam Airlines.


6 posted on 05/23/2016 10:59:41 AM PDT by r_barton (GO TRUMP!!!)
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To: Innovative

What’s the big deal? They only killed 55,000 of our boys.


7 posted on 05/23/2016 11:00:04 AM PDT by Ancient Man
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Um given that China is the real threat, I am not so sure that arming Vietnam is a bad thing. Enemy of my enemy and all that.


8 posted on 05/23/2016 11:00:53 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: Innovative

It was done to tweak China as Vietnam is one of the players in the South China sea controversy.


9 posted on 05/23/2016 11:01:12 AM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: Ancient Man

Agreed.


10 posted on 05/23/2016 11:01:43 AM PDT by rdl6989
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The arming of communists.

Technically they're Marxist-Leninists (according to Wikipedia).

11 posted on 05/23/2016 11:01:48 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Innovative

King Obama helps out another Communist Regime. Will he visit North Korea this trip ?


12 posted on 05/23/2016 11:02:54 AM PDT by butlerweave
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That boy just doesn’t understand leverage, does he?

Worst negotiator ever!


13 posted on 05/23/2016 11:03:20 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (JFK Wanted To Send Man To Moon - Obama Wants To Send Man To Ladies Room)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I thought we already “normalized” relations w Cuba. Now all communist countries are our friends that we can serve.

It’s definitely time for a president who will indeed put America and our interests FIRST in dealing with other countries.


14 posted on 05/23/2016 11:03:24 AM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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Used to be that things like “normalizing relations” came about via an act of Congress. Now it looks like a simple press conference is all it takes. It sure simplifies things!


15 posted on 05/23/2016 11:04:59 AM PDT by DBrow
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
"The decision to lift the ban was not based on China or any other considerations," he said...
...and we'd be careless to NOT believe him.


16 posted on 05/23/2016 11:06:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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Will Obie sell them weapons, or will he give them to them free, courtesy of the American taxpayers?

I doubt whether Vietnam can afford to buy an awful lot of anything.


17 posted on 05/23/2016 11:06:27 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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What would it take to just keep him in Hanoi?

An IED would probably do it.

18 posted on 05/23/2016 11:08:25 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("During a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" --George Orwell)
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To: Innovative

Crapper in Chief just keeps crapping all over the United States, day after day. I LOATHE this traitor.


19 posted on 05/23/2016 11:11:03 AM PDT by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: Innovative

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


20 posted on 05/23/2016 11:11:41 AM PDT by easternsky
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