Tonight I am posting part one of a seven part series, “The End In Vietnam,” excerpted from the final chapter of my coming book, “The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club.” Given the attention being paid right now by “Duh Meedeeya” to the similarities between the fall of Afghanistan and the end in Saigon in 1975, I though that you paid subscribers might benefit from a detailed account of the event that is more accurate than the story told by the otherwise-unemployables.
Thanks for that. Frankly there is no real comparison, in my mind at least, except for some of the obvious kinds of things: too much money and weapons sloshing around creating a whole industry of "Onclers" (Dr. Seuss) And of course the terrible photos of people trying to escape especially those who translated and did all the other jobs needed by a military that had no idea about the nation, its people, its politics, etc etc etc. You cannot change hearts and minds with guns. Maybe with butter but not with guns.
Thanks for that. Frankly there is no real comparison, in my mind at least, except for some of the obvious kinds of things: too much money and weapons sloshing around creating a whole industry of "Onclers" (Dr. Seuss) And of course the terrible photos of people trying to escape especially those who translated and did all the other jobs needed by a military that had no idea about the nation, its people, its politics, etc etc etc. You cannot change hearts and minds with guns. Maybe with butter but not with guns.
On my way over to read now, TC.