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50 years after leaving Vietnam, the US keeps getting involved in wars without understanding them
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/570651-vietnam-paris-accord-1973/
Matthieu Buge | In 1973, the Paris Peace Accords saw American troops abandon their partners. It wouldn’t be the last time | In January 1973, the US signed an agreement that saw it pull out of Vietnam, abandoning its South Vietnamese partners. In August 2021, history repeated itself in Afghanistan. ● Vietnam being one of the theaters of the Cold War, the US decided to intervene to face the progression of communists in the country. According to the domino theory, Vietnam needed to stay within the Western sphere of influence. For the sake of democracy all over the world, obviously. ● The year 1965 was the beginning of a massive US involvement. Until then, Washington had limited itself to sending supplies and about 900 military observers and trainers. But after the controversial Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964, the American engagement became way more serious.
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