Posted on Aug 31, 2018
Ky refuses to negotiate with the Communists - Aug 31, 1965 - HISTORY.com
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Premier Nguyen Cao Ky announces that South Vietnam would not negotiate with the Communists without guarantees that North Vietnamese troops would be withdrawn from the South. He also said that his government would institute major reforms to correct economic and social injustices. Also on this day: In the United States, President Johnson signs into law a bill making it illegal to destroy or mutilate a U.S. draft card, with penalties of up to five years and a $10,000 fine.
Ky refuses to negotiate with the Communists - Aug 31, 1965 - HISTORY.com
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Johnson's attempt at making it a crime to destroy or mutilate a draft card makes me wonder how we got to burning flags as a form of protest. Russian hacking I suspect. Morning Mark
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Looking back I don't think the Communists or Ho Chi Minh had any inclination to seriously negotiate once the conflict was started. Their only goal seemed to be to wait the United States out as they did the French and invade the South. One could argue Ho Chi Minh was open to negotiation or power sharing before the French screwed it up. The opportunity for negotiation was probably lost long before the United States entered the Vietnam war.
We did try to persuade Ho Chi Minh to the United States side after World War II but I didn't really research what happened to those efforts or if they were serious, I do think the French really pizzed them off though and burned any bridges that were remaining when we supported the French.
We did try to persuade Ho Chi Minh to the United States side after World War II but I didn't really research what happened to those efforts or if they were serious, I do think the French really pizzed them off though and burned any bridges that were remaining when we supported the French.
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