Iraq is not Vietnam
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long history of struggling for independence...
colonised by the French in the 19th century - the vietnamese people drove out the French imperialists but the US intervened by preventing the 1956 elections and sending more and more troops.
the key thing is that there was a national liberation movement fighting for independence - and winning. The US went to Vietnam to stop that and to give their support to the most reactionary elements in Vietnam. The Vietnamese people were organised and fighting.
many, many uprisings against colobialism
colonised by the French in the 19th century - the vietnamese people drove out the French imperialists but the US intervened by preventing the 1956 elections and sending more and more troops.
the key thing is that there was a national liberation movement fighting for independence - and winning. The US went to Vietnam to stop that and to give their support to the most reactionary elements in Vietnam. The Vietnamese people were organised and fighting.
many, many uprisings against colobialism
