Quelle @SankaraDispatch Am 16. März 1968 vergewaltigten und massakrierten US-Truppen vietnamesische Zivilisten, einschließlich Kinder und Babys, in My Lai. Dann sah ein amerikanischer Hubschrauberpilot namens Hugh Thompson Jr., was geschah – und entschied, dass er nicht https://t.co/o7HudCLpSL #MyLai #VietnamWar #HumanRights #US #VN
Anti-American sentiments are strong today. As they were strong in Vietnam War, in Afghanistan War, in Iraq War and in every other "enemy will be defeated soon, and then Paradise" campaign in modern history. If only Sebastian was around to tell us all. If only... #AntiAmerican #VietnamWar #WarPolitics #US #VN #AF #IQ
WHY WE LOST SOUTH VIETNAM 🇻🇳🇺🇸 South Vietnam was not lost because defending it was wrong. It was lost because Washington destroyed its own political credibility and eventually lost the will to continue. Kennedy backed the 1963 coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm and https://t.co/vreYRakzjp #SouthVietnam #VietnamWar #PoliticalCredibility
1975 was not an unavoidable tragedy. It was a political decision. South Vietnam was fighting for survival against a communist North armed and supplied by the Soviet Union and China. And Washington walked away. The Democratic-controlled Congress cut South Vietnam’s military https://t.co/ZvZyFVVjUU #VietnamWar #PoliticalDecision #HistoryMatters #VN #RU #CN #US
Photo terrifiante d'un soldat Viet-Minh fait prisonnier à Dien Bien Phu en 1953 par l'armée française. Vu au musée de la guerre de Saïgon https://t.co/7Bat4n7IjF #DienBienPhu #VietnamWar #History #VN #FR
US government whistling in the dark to hide their decades-long serial defeats: Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, Korea... To be fair, they won against Grenada #USForeignPolicy #MilitaryHistory #VietnamWar #US #IR #AF #IQ #VN #KR #GD
Killing some 940,000 Iraqis and 1.5 million+ Vietnamese civilians is no longer 'the worst worst'... just the 'second worst'... #WarCrimes #VietnamWar #IraqWar #IQ #VN
RT @0xlordmicky: An elderly man named Leonard Mack wept in court today. His lawyers comforted him. In 1975, Mack was a 23-year-old Vietnam… #VietnamWar #Justice #EmotionalMoment #VN
Israel losing the New York Times is reminiscent of LBJ realising the Vietnam War was unwinnable when he said ‘We’ve lost Cronkite’ He was right. #MediaInfluence #VietnamWar #PublicPerception #IL #US #VN
RT @DeptofWar: .@USArmy 1st Lt. Douglas Bernard Fournet sacrificed his life shielding fellow soldiers from an enemy mine in Vietnam, embody… #Hero #VietnamWar #MilitaryService #US #VN
Philip Caputo, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the impactful memoir "A Rumor of War," which chronicles his disillusioning experiences as a Marine Corps officer during the Vietnam War, has passed away at 84 from cancer, leaving behind a legacy of profound wartime literature that explores the psychological and moral burdens of combat. #WarLiterature #VietnamWar #MilitaryMemoir #VN #US
Philip Caputo, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the disillusioning memoir "A Rumor of War," which candidly chronicled his experiences as a Marine Corps infantry officer during the Vietnam War, passed away at the age of 84 from cancer, leaving a profound impact on wartime literature through his exploration of the psychological and moral devastations of war. #WarLiterature #VietnamWar #MilitaryMemoir #VN #US
Philip Caputo, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the acclaimed memoir "A Rumor of War," which reveals the harrowing realities of serving as a Marine Corps officer during the Vietnam War, died at 84 due to cancer, leaving behind a profound legacy in wartime literature that explores the moral and psychological toll of combat. #WarLiterature #VietnamWar #MilitaryMemoir #VN #US
Philip Caputo, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the acclaimed memoir "A Rumor of War," which candidly recounts his experiences as a Marine Infantry officer in Vietnam, died at 84 from cancer, leaving behind a legacy of profound insights into the psychological and moral complexities of war. #VietnamWar #WarLiterature #PhilipCaputo #VN #US
