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Fury in Cambodia as US asks to be paid back hundreds of millions in war debts
- danyim 10y agoIt's a shame that America (and possibly other first world countries) punish developing countries for not bending to their will. With the massive amount influence that the US has on the world, it's hard not to imagine that we've become the global mafia by demanding payment--however unjust or in bad taste--in exchange for economic and military protection.
- mrtri 10y agovietnam war was created to make money, it only ended after Watergate scandal and mass protests. McNamara admits Tonkin incident which started US sending mass troops to vietnam never happend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AaGVAipGp0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AaGVAipGp0 2 million personel to vietnam, 58000 US soldiers dead. in about 10 years. and still losing because of Rules of Engagement that were created to lose. not allowed to bomb airfields, harbors, SAM installations, cities, dams, powerplants etc.. http://www.au.af.mil/au/aupress/digital/pdf/paper/t_drake_rules_of_defeat.pdf http://www.au.af.mil/au/aupress/digital/pdf/paper/t_drake_ru...