j0hn@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoThree assassinations plotted by India on Canadian soil: US indictmentwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down13cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.caworldnews@lemmit.online
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minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·10 months agoThe Vietnam War was fought almost entirely because of some dumb political theory that’s total bullshit. But if you want a less depressing answer, then look up the Pig War between the US and Britain.
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down6·10 months agoSuccessful communist government would encourage more communist revolutions. It’s not completely mad. The US largely fought in Vietnam to keep France in NATO. It stayed after France gave left because it didn’t want communism to spread.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months ago The US largely fought in Vietnam to keep France in NATO. Interesting. What’s the story there? NATO treaty limits it so that it wouldn’t have included Vietnam
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·10 months agoLook up The Pastry War.
Like what?
The Vietnam War was fought almost entirely because of some dumb political theory that’s total bullshit.
But if you want a less depressing answer, then look up the Pig War between the US and Britain.
Successful communist government would encourage more communist revolutions. It’s not completely mad.
The US largely fought in Vietnam to keep France in NATO. It stayed after France gave left because it didn’t want communism to spread.
Interesting. What’s the story there? NATO treaty limits it so that it wouldn’t have included Vietnam
Non-existent WMDs?
Look up The Pastry War.