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US involvement in the Vietnam war started with Eisenhower, who last I checked was a Republican...
by greedo 3y ago
US involvement in the Vietnam war started with Eisenhower, who last I checked was a Republican...
- sillywalk 3y agoPedantic: depending on what "involvement" means. Eisenhower continued and increased support for the French till 1954. Then backed Diem, blocked the 1956 elections, and sent in more "advisers", however .. :) An OSS Dear Team provided training, medical and logistical assistance to Hồ Chí Minh and the Việt Minh in 1945. An OSS doctor is reported to have treated Ho Chi Minh for malaria and dysentery. [0] Then Truman provided troop transport, money and materiel for France to re-conqueror Indochina (Democrat). Archimedes Patti, from the OSS wrote a book [1] about the experience. War is multi-party, forget tech stocks, I gotta invest in Lockheed Martin. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSS_Deer_Team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSS_Deer_Team [1] "Why Vietnam?: Prelude to America's Albatross