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During the Fifties, political and military activities in Vietnam were heavily influenced by the French, who as recent colonial masters, made all-important decisions.
From its inception, South Vietnam was only considered to be an outpost in the war against communism.
I have been blessed often by Buddha, but equally by America.
I never staged a coup. They picked me up. Like I say, they forced me to become premier, maybe hoping that by that way, they send me to the electric chair.
If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes.
If the war has faded into history, democracy's defeat in Vietnam has left deep marks in the consciousness of both nations.
South Vietnam had to be built from scratch and, from the very beginning, depended far too much on the Western superpowers. As in the case of a person on public welfare, this dependency, which became greater with each day, was quite difficult to shake.
The way Americans understand and treat other peoples almost guarantees that the world will suffer more trouble.
Through leadership of the fight against French colonialism, Ho Chi Minh had made a name for himself in the international political arena.
We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other.
But the United States did not keep its word. Is an American's word reliable these days?
Don't listen to what the Communists say, but look at what they do.
The United States did not keep its promise to help us fight for freedom and it was in the same fight that the United States lost 50,000 of its young men.
You ran away and left us to do the job that you could not do.
All countries, big or small, strong or weak, are equal members of the United Nations.
As part of our renewal - we need to fight problems, not just wait for them to take place.
In general, everyone wants to work and work more. But in fact, when a young generation has sufficient capability then we should create conditions for them to work.
In Vietnam we have no political prisoners. No one is arrested or jailed for his or her speech or point of view. They are put in jail because they violated the law.
The war against terrorism should not be used to interfere with an independent, sovereign state. We need to identify concrete terrorist targets and do no harm to civilians.
We cannot but feel uneasy about the losses caused by humanity themselves. Apart from the losses of life and property in destructive wars, the environment and natural resources are also being destroyed by human hands.
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