Dien Bien Phu
70 years ago today,the French fortified position at Dien Bien Phu in Indochina,finally surrendered,after nearly two months under siege by the Vietnamese forces under command of the wily General Giap.
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JSul3 · 70-79
@wonkywinky I am listening. Tell me.
wonkywinky · 51-55, M
@JSul3 im British,and we had the British Empire,spanning about 25% of the world.We built schools,railways and all the other accoutrements of civilisation..Whats wrong there?Should we just have left all the people to die of tribal wars and diseases?
JSul3 · 70-79
@wonkywinky That could have all been achieved by dealing with those nations on an equal footing....not occupation by force.
Walking into a foreign land and saying: "We are here to take your country, make whatever improvements that we see as necessary for our best interests, and you will bow to our Queen and fully embrace our religious beliefs, and like it" is not my cup of tea. Tell me how many the British killed in order to accomplish their goals?
Almost 9 million.
Walking into a foreign land and saying: "We are here to take your country, make whatever improvements that we see as necessary for our best interests, and you will bow to our Queen and fully embrace our religious beliefs, and like it" is not my cup of tea. Tell me how many the British killed in order to accomplish their goals?
Almost 9 million.
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Sidewinder · 36-40, M
Dien Bien Phu was referenced in Billy Joel's song, We Didn't Start The Fire.
"Roy Chon; Juan Peron; Toscanini; Dacron; Dien Bien Phu falls; Rock Around The Clock."
"Roy Chon; Juan Peron; Toscanini; Dacron; Dien Bien Phu falls; Rock Around The Clock."
Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M
wonkywinky · 51-55, M
@Fukfacewillie The US had just come out of Korea so i guess the mood for war was pretty negative.Two wars within 10 years of the end of WW2..
Bumbles · 51-55, M
@wonkywinky The US Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, knew the war was unwinnable, and probably LBJ. Nixon and Kissinger as well. 50,000 Americans and perhaps two million Vietnamese lost their lives as a result of their arrogance.
