VoyForums
[ Show ]
Support VoyForums
[ Shrink ]
VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: [1] ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: Friday, February 15, 07:35:55am
Author: Casey Modderno
Subject: Re: Mr. Davis
In reply to: Revised Eisenhower Topic 's message, "Mr. Davis" on Friday, February 08, 10:09:55am

I believe that the most important move he made was the decision to support a third party in Vietnam. Rather than the French and Minh in Vietnam, he supported the Western supporter, South-Vietnamese Ngo Dinh Diem. He promised any financial and military aid to the Diem regim, as long as Diem made some social reforms. This decision was the reason for creating the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization in 1954, and eventually dragged us into the widely regretted Vietnam war on the side of the South Vietnamese (even though Diem was hated by many for being too tyranical)

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

  • Re: Mr. Davis -- Leanne Bilo, Friday, February 15, 11:03:47am
    [ Contact Forum Admin ]

    Forum timezone: GMT-5
    VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
    Before posting please read our privacy policy.
    VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
    Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.