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Thieu vows never to agree to a coalition government - May 30, 1969 - HISTORY.com
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South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, concluding a four-day visit to South Korea, tells reporters at a news conference that he would “never” agree to a coalition government with the National Liberation Front (NLF). Regarding the role of the NLF in possible elections, Thieu said, “If the communists are willing to lay down their weapons, abandon the communist ideology, and abandon atrocities, they could participate in elections.”
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Thieu vows never to agree to a coalition government - May 30, 1969 - HISTORY.com
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Thanks for reminding us that in 1969 South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, concluding a four-day visit to South Korea, told waiting reporters at a news conference that he would “never” agree to a coalition government with the National Liberation Front (NLF).
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski Thanks for the historical updates - this is one country we just couldn't save from communism, because the American people weren't behind and we didn't have the all volunteer Army and Services we have today! Do you think we could have saved them with today's Army and today's society (or) would we have avoided Vietnam altogether? What are your thoughts on that Mark?
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
We could have done it at the time we were there but as usual, politics get in the way of winning a war. Could we today - Yes, with the fine military we have today - but again, politics wound get in the way. The effect of our political rules seem only to effect how we wage war - Our enemies don't play by our rules. In Nam we felt that we had a strong moral obligation to help a country share a democrat way of life that they wanted. Let's finish this conversation when you visit as I could go on and on. Thanks Mikel.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
SP5 Mark Kuzinski Good Copy - sending you a private message now with details of flight and hotel on 19 June 16.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
I've watched several interviews with the man. Interesting Gentleman. In Interviews were when he was still bitter with the US for Deserting Him.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SP5 Mark Kuzinski - The dynamics of the Vietnam War I find very interesting on many levels. The Writers of the North Vietnamese Constitution were Jeffersonian and you can read a lot of US Influence in that Document. Religious Influences the Buddhists really didn't support the Corrupt Catholic Government of South Vietnam. During WWII we were actually working with the North Vietnamese. Strange how it all played out. We took over the War from the French to fight the "Communist Horde".
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