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Wait what? Indonesia and the Philippines both became independent immediately after WW2, long before the Vietnam War. The "domino theory" was definitely in play
by thematrixturtle 5y ago
Wait what? Indonesia and the Philippines both became independent immediately after WW2, long before the Vietnam War.
The "domino theory" was definitely in play, but that was about fear of Communist takeover in already-independent countries.
- scaramanga 5y agoOnly if you believe that the domestic population are a foreign entity who commit an "internal aggression" when they fight against a foreign armed and supported military dictatorship simply by dint of being "communist" (even when they are not). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suharto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suharto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Marcos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Marcos Another interpretation is that that is a tired old canard which maintains a life-beyond-death as a necessary illusion which assists the beholder in doing their patriotic duty: maintaining a positive view of the foreign policy of their own nation. Edit: but yes, my original response was sloppily worded. I didn't mean "declare independence", but rather, "actually achieve independence", my bad.