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Originally Posted by Donger
Honestly, the French should have just given up after that.
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I just read a really interesting factoid. The US sent its first planeload of supplies to the French, and started providing active material and monetary support to the French for their efforts in Vietnam precisely four days after the North Koreans invaded South Korea.
Prior ot that, the US steadfastly told the French they were on their own, and it seemed the support of the French citizenry for their efforts there, after four years of conflict (at that point) were starting to wane.
Regrettably, there was alot, a whole lot, of Western stupidity around decisions regarding Vietnam.