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Turns out the Vietnam war was a savvy retirement plan setup: clear out some space, return to the US to bask in the most generous ROI in history for 30+ years, r
by gunnihinn 7y ago
Turns out the Vietnam war was a savvy retirement plan setup: clear out some space, return to the US to bask in the most generous ROI in history for 30+ years, return to that patch of land that’s conveniently clear now.
At least the conquistadors had to live there in the interim years.
- ausjke 7y agoliterally that land is not cleared well, many land mines are still in the ground, https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-vietnam-war-is-still-killing-people https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-vietnam-war-is-...
- riffic 7y agoAmong other toxins.
- CapricornNoble 7y agoYeah dousing carcinogenic defoliants all over your future retirement property is pretty piss-poor planning.
- codr7 7y agoMore like a savvy deep state drug trafficking plan. But yes, bombing the crap out of other countries does make it easier to walk in and take what you want. And you get to sell more bombs, which is also great for the economy.