,VIETNAM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,WATSON 

,TEXT 3 

,U4,S4 0NORMALIZATION0 ( RELATIONS ) ,VIETNAM IGNORES ! SLAU<T] ( ! W> & CONT9UES ! MY? ( ! ,M,I,A_/,P,[4 

,:Y DID ,PRESID5T ,CL9TON 7:OSE OPPORTUNI/IC-DRAFT DODG+ WAS ! ONLY WOR?Y ?+ HE'S EV] DONE7 LIFT ! ALMO/ TW5TY-YE> BAN ON TRADE ) ,VIETNAM 9 ,FEBRU>Y1 BEG9N+ A PROCESS ( 0NORMALIZATION0 BETWE5 ! TWO C\NTRIES8 

,WAS HE TIR$ ( ! ONGO+ VIOL5CE--S9CE #a#i#g#e1 MORE ECONOMIC ?AN MILIT>Y--AGA9/ A SMALL NATION ) ! GUMPTION TO DEFY ,U4,S4 GEOPOLITICAL HEGEMONY8 ,WAS HE PLANN+ TO PAY REP>ATIONS = ! IMM5SE DAMAGE DONE TO ,VIETNAM 7& ! RE/ ( ,9DO*9A7 BY ! ,U4,S4 W> MA*9E1 OR TO PAY ! @s#c4#b#e BILLION 9 RECON/RUCTION AID PROMIS$ BY ,RI*>D ,NIXON & ,H5RY ,KISS+] :5 ! PEACE TREATY1 ) ,NOR? ,VIETNAM WAS SIGN$8 

,H>DLY4 ,! ,FEBRU>Y #d1 #aiid ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES HEADL9E MADE IT CLE>3 0,MOVE ,OP5S ,POT5TIALLY ,LUCRATIVE ,M>KET = ,AM]ICAN ,PRODUCTS40 ,?\< DIE-H>D RI<T-W+ VET]ANS GR\PS LIKE ! ,AM]ICAN ,LEGION OPPOS$ ! POLICY *ANGE1 P[]FUL BUS9ESS 9T]E/S HAD LONG PRESSUR$ = 0NORMALIZATION0 9 ORD] TO 5T] A M>KET ?AT1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,TIMES1 C\LD BE WOR? UP TO @s#f BILLION 9 TRADE = ,U4,S4 CORPORATIONS4 ,& ,CL9TON IS ! BUS9ESSMAN'S BUS9ESS PRESID5T IF HE IS ANY?+4 

,! RESUMPTION ( TRADE WAS 5DORS$ BY =M] ,U4,S4 MILIT>Y COMM&]S1 W> CRIM9ALS-AT-L>GE LIKE RETIR$ ,G5]AL ,WILLIAM ,WE/MOREL& 7COMM&] ( ,U4,S4 =CES 9 ,VIETNAM1 :O ONCE EXPLA9$ ! C\RAGE & DET]M9ATION ( HIS PEASANT 5EMIES AS AN 0ORI5TAL0 9DIFF]5CE TO DEA?71 & RETIR$ ,ADMIRAL ,ELMO ,ZUMWALT 7:O WAS HEAD ( NAVAL OP]ATIONS 9 ! W>1 & MORE REC5TLY FAM\S = %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S AT HIS [N SON'S ,AG5T ,ORANGE-CAUS$ DEA?74 ,SPEAK+ AT ! ,:ITE ,H\SE C]EMONY1 ,ZUMWALT DECL>$ IT TIME TO 0PUT AWAY BITT]NESS & REV5GE444& BEG9 ! PROCESS ( ! PEACEFUL P5ETRATION ( ,VIETNAM40 

,NOT ONLY WAS ! ADMIRAL'S LANGUAGE AN IMPECCABLE EXAMPLE ( MASCUL9I/ MILIT>Y M5TALITY 7! SAME ATTITUDE ?AT CALL$ SEX ) PRO/ITUTES 0BOOM-BOOM0 DUR+ ! W>1 L9K+ ITS ME*ANIZ$ VIOL5CE TO ! EXPLOITATION ( WOM5'S BODIES71 HIS REM>K REVEAL$ ! DIRECT CONNECTION BETWE5 MILIT>Y CONQUE/ & ECONOMIC 0P5ETRATION40 ,TO P>APHRASE ,CLAUSEWITZ1 BUS9ESS IS SIMPLY W> BY O!R MEANS4 

,EV]Y ,W> ,A ,MEATGR9D] 

  

,9 FACT1 ,MOBIL ,OIL & ,AM]ICAN ,EXPRESS HAD ALREADY SIGN$ AGREEM5TS ) ,HANOI BUREAUCRATS4 ,! DAY AFT] ! BAN WAS LIFT$1 ,PEPSI--:I* WAS ACTUALLY ALREADY DI/RIBUT+ ITS PRODUCT 9 ! C\NTRY ?R\< O!R COMPANIES--WAS H&+ \T FREE SAMPLES 9 ,HO ,*I ,M9H ,CITY4 ,?IS IS :AT TWO TO F\R MILLION ,VIETNAMESE1 ,LAOTIANS & ,CAMBODIANS DI$ =8 ,! 9DEP5D5CE TO DR9K ,PEPSI RA!R ?AN ,COKE8 ,CAN ,BAZOOKA ,BUBBLEGUM BE F> BEH9D1 DI/RIBUT$ P]HAPS BY ,U4,S4 SOLDI]S & SAILORS 7ON LEAVE1 SAY1 FROM ! ,SECOND ,KOREAN ,W>7 LOOK+ = 0BOOM-BOOM08 ,:O KN[S1 MAYBE !Y'LL EV5 OP5 A NEW NAVAL BASE AT ! =M] ,U4,S4 FACILITY AT ,CAM ,RANH ,BAY4 

,CL9TON1 WORRI$ AB\T BACKLA% OV] ! PHONY ISSUE ( MISS+ ,U4,S4 SOLDI]S 9 ,VIETNAM1 M>%AL$ MILIT>Y M5 & ,VIETNAM VETS FROM ,CONGRESS = HIS C]EMONY1 TELL+ REPORT]S ?AT HIS 0ONE FACTOR ONLY0 = REOP5+ TRADE WAS TO GA9 0! FULLE/ POSSIBLE ACC\NT+0 ( ,U4,S4 SOLDI]S MISS+ 9 ACTION4 ,?US HE CONT9U$ A VICI\S MY?--?AT ,VIETNAM IS /ILL HOLD+ ,AM]ICANS PRISON]--?AT GREW \T ( ,NIXON & ,KISS+]'S CYNICAL TACTIC TO AVOID S]I\S NEGOTIATIONS ) ! ,NOR? ,VIETNAMESE 9 ! E>LY #a#i#gS4 ,LAT]1 UND] ! AUSPICES ( RI<T-W+ IDEOLOGUES 9CLUD+ ,ROSS ,P]OT & ! FASCI/ M]C5>IES HE SPONSOR$1 ! LIE TOOK ON A LIFE ( ITS [N4 

,EV]Y W> IS A MEAT-GR9D] = ! WORK+ CLASSES1 & CONSEQU5TLY PRODUCES ,M,I,A'S--?OSE POOR DEVILS BL[N & BURN$ TO UNRECOGNIZABLE & UNRECOV]ABLE %R$S BY ! UNHOLY M]*&ISE ( ! >MS MANUFACTUR]S4 ,BUT ! P]C5TAGE ( ,U4,S4 ,M,I,AS AMONG TOTAL CASUALTIES 9 ! ,VIETNAM ,W> WAS F> L[]1 DRAMATICALLY L[]1 ?AN 9 ANY PREVI\S W>1 9CLUD+ ,KOREA & ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>4 ,H4 ,BRUCE ,FRANKL91 AU?OR ( ,M,I,A3 ,MY?MAK+ 9 ,AM]ICA1 TOLD ! ,F,E ?AT ,M,I,AS CON/ITUT$ #b.0 ( ! ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I DEAD1 BUT LESS ?AN #d.0 ( ?OSE 9 ,VIETNAM4 7,FRANKL9'S BOOK IS ALONE 9 EXPOS+ ! CYNICAL FRAUD P]PETRAT$ BY ! POLITICIANS1 OPPORTUNI/S & M$IA H\NDS1 & HAS REC5TLY BE5 ISSU$ 9 AN EXP&$ PAP]BACK BY ,RUTG]S ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS47 

,( C\RSE1 IT IS R>ELY IF EV] ASK$ 9 ! IMP]IAL HE>TL& H[ MANY ,VIETNAMESE ,M,I,AS !RE W]E4 7,FEW 9 ?IS C\NTRY HAVE ANY S5SE ( :AT ,VIETNAMESE CASUALTIES W]E1 & :5 SURVEYS >E DONE1 PEOPLE USUALLY GUESS 9 ! HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S1 :I*1 AS ,NOAM ,*OMSKY ONCE PO9T$ \T1 W\LD BE ! EQUIVAL5T ( CONTEMPOR>Y ,G]MANS 0GUESS+0 ! NUMB] ( ,JEWI% DEA?S 9 ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> AS P]HAPS #c147 ,! FIRE P[] DISP>ITY BETWE5 ! ,U4,S4 & ITS ,VIETNAMESE ADV]S>IES WAS AT LEA/ FIFTY TO ONE1 & AS HI< AS #e TO ONE4 ,& GIV5 SU* ,U4,S4 POLICIES AS MASS BURIALS ( ,VIETNAMESE CIVILIAN & MILIT>Y DEAD 9 DIT*ES ) GIANT BULLDOZ]S1 ! DUMP+ ( BODIES AT SEA1 & 9T]ROGATION TE*NIQUES LIKE FL++ PRISON]S TO !IR DEA?S \T ( HELICOPT]S1 ! P]C5TAGE 7& TOTAL7 ( ,VIETNAMESE ,M,I,AS IS OBVI\SLY VA/LY GREAT] ?AN ! NUMB] ( ,AM]ICANS4 

,IF ! ,VIETNAMESE PEOPLE HAD !IR WALL 9 ,WA%+TON1 IT W\LD PROBABLY /RET* D[N TO ,S>ASOTA4 ,& NO?+ ?AT OCCURR$ 9 ! 0,HANOI ,HILTON0 7! NAME ,U4,S4 PRISON]S GAVE ! CAMP :]E !Y W]E HELD71 EV5 9 ! FEV]$ IMAG9ATIONS ( ! SORC]]S :O CONCOCT MASS CULTURE1 COMES CLOSE TO ! K9DS ( TORTURE & MAYHEM P]PETRAT$ BY ! ,U4,S4 & ITS PUPPET ALLIES AT ! FRONT & 9 ! PRISONS ( ! ,S\? ,VIETNAMESE REGIME4 ,YET ! PO/W> MALAISE ( SELF-PITY & VICTIM-BLAM+ REMA9S 9 EFFECT1 EXEMPLIFI$ BY ! ,TIMESREPORT+ ! REC5T POLICY *ANGE W\LD BR+ AB\T ! CLOSE/ TIES BETWE5 ! TWO C\NTRIES 0S9CE ! LONG & PA9FUL W> ?AT LEFT #e#h1 ,AM]ICANS DEAD44440 ,NO M5TION ( ,VIETNAMESE CASUALTIES AT ALL--:Y W\LD ! IMP]IAL 0NEWSPAP] ( RECORD0 BO!R TO REPORT ?AT UNPLEASANT DATA8 

,TURN+ ,VICTIMS ,9TO ,EXECUTION]S 

  

,IMAG9+ ! EXECUTION]S AS ! VICTIMS1 & TURN+ ! REAL VICTIMS 9TO ! EXECUTION]S1 IS A COMMON =M ( PSY*OLOGICAL D5IAL OCCURR+ 9 ! WAKE ( COLONIAL DEFEATS 9 ?IS C5TURY4 ,?IS CURR5T PO/W> ,BIG ,LIE IS NOT ! IDIOSYNCRATIC DELUSION ( A M>G9ALIZ$ MILIEU 7EXTREME RI<T & MISGUID$ RELATIVES74 ,! DELUSION ?AT ,VIETNAM HOLDS PRISON]S ( W> CONT9UES TO BE TAK5 S]I\SLY 9 ! RUL+ DISC\RSE DESPITE ! FACT ?AT NO REPUTABLE 9DEP5D5T 9VE/IGATION HAS EV] F\ND ANY CR$IBLE EVID5CE ( ! EXI/5CE ( SURVIV+ ,P,[S4 

,RA!R1 !RE HAS BE5 A CLE> PATT]N ( FABRICATION BY ! REACTION>Y ORGANIZATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS HU/L]S :O KEEP ! MY? ALIVE1 9CLUD+ EV5 ! USE ( DOCTOR$ PHOTOGRAPHS ( ALLEG$ ,P,['S ?AT TURN$ \T TO BE ( GULAG 9MATES 9 ! #a#i#cS 7:I* DIDN'T /OP SOME HY/]ICAL RELATIVES ( MISS+ PILOTS FROM 0RECOGNIZ+0 !IR LOV$ ONES74 ,AS ! ,:ITE ,H\SE'S APP>5T NE$ TO MANAGE ! FICTION DEMON/RATES1 ! FIGURE ( ! ,P,[_/,M,I,A HAS BECOME AN IDEOLOGICAL FETI% 9 LATE IMP]IAL ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY--A FETI% TO :I* ANY RUL+ POLITICIAN MU/ G5UFLECT TO %[ PROP] RESPECT = ! W> H]OES & !IR WID[S & ORPHANS4 ,9DE$1 ! ONLY FLAG EV] FL[N OV] ! ,U4,S4 ,CAPITOL O!R ?AN ! ,U4,S4 7) ONE EXCEPTION7.<#a.> WAS ! ,P,[_/,M,I,A BANN]4 

,ONE IMPORTANT S\RCE ( ?IS MASS PSY*OLOGY HAS BE5 AN 5TIRE G5RE ( ,HOLLYWOOD MOVIES PRODUC$ 9 ! #a#i#hS ?AT S]V$ TO AGGRAVATE RACI/ PROJECTION FANTASIES G5]AT$ BY ! PO/-TRAUMATIC /RESS ( IMP]IALI/ MILIT>Y FAILURE4 ,! ,P,[_/ ,M,I,A FICTION HELP$ TO CREATE A PO/W> MY/IQUE /RIK+LY SIMIL> TO ! PROT(ASCI/ 0/AB-9-!-BACK0 PSY*OSIS AMONG ,G]MANS AFT] ,WORLD ,W> ,I4 ,! C9EMA'S FUNCTION 9 ! MANIPULATION ( MASS 7UN7CONSCI\SNESS IS NOTABLE1 ) ! DEMONIZATION ( ! REAL VICTIMS 79 ! ,RAMBO & ,*UCK ,NORRIS FILMS7 HAV+ P>ALLELS 9 O!R P]IODS1 P>TICUL>LY1 ! MOTIF ( ! EVIL ,JEWI% \TSID] 9 PRE-NAZI ,G]MAN FILM4 7,SEE ,KRACAU]'S FASC9AT+ /UDY1 ,FROM ,CALIG>I TO ,HITL]3 ,A ,PSY*OANALYTIC ,HI/ORY ( ! ,G]MAN ,C9EMA47 ,DUR+ MORE ?AN A DECADE1 ?IS & O!R SIMIL> !MES W]E EXPLOIT$ BY ,G]MAN FILMMAK]S1 ?US PSY*OLOGICALLY PR$ISPOS+ MANY ,G]MANS TO ACCEPT ,HITL] & FASCI/ RULE4 

,! ,P,[_/,M,I,A MY/IQUE IS CLOSELY L9K$ TO ANO!R PO/W> IDEOLOGY ) PROTO-FASCI/ ASPECTS3 ! CULT ( ! 7BETRAY$7 VET]AN4 ,?IS SIGNIFICANT /R& 9 NATIONAL SOCIALI/ IDEOLOGY1 PREVAL5T 9 ! ,G]MAN POPULATION 9 ! YE>S LEAD+ UP TO ! FASCI/ TRIUMPH1 PLAY$ 9TO AN AU?ORIT>IAN REJECTION ( POLITICS ?AT DELEGITIMIZ$ B\RGEOIS BUS9ESS-AS-USUAL 9 FAVOR ( A PATRIOTIC P>TY-POLICE /ATE1 AN ATTITUDE ?AT %\LD BE FAMILI> TO ANY OBS]V] ( ,AM]ICAN POLITICS TODAY4 7,SEE ,DANIEL ,GU]9'S ,FASCISM & ,BIG ,BUS9ESS47 

,N[ADAYS1 ! ,VIETNAM VET]AN HAS BECOME AN ICON ( S5TIM5TAL PATRIOTISM1 EV5 AMONG ! LIB]AL C\NT] CULTURE4 7,?IS :ILE ! ACTUAL LIFE CONDITIONS ( MANY ,VIETNAM VET]ANS1 G5U9ELY SUFF]+ FROM :AT HAPP5$ TO !M 9 ! W>--OR P]HAPS ALSO FROM ! SUFF]+ !Y CAUS$ O!RS--IS WRET*$4 ,! NUMB] ( VET]ANS :O HAVE COMMITT$ SUICIDE N[ SURPASSES ! NUMB] ( ,U4,S4 SOLDI]S KILL$ 9 ! W>1 & ,VIETNAM VET]ANS ACC\NT = AN 5ORM\S P]C5TAGE ( ! URBAN HOMELESS & M5TALLY ILL474 

,9 MANY CIRCLES TODAY1 EXPRESS+ RELATIVE 9DIFF]5CE TO ! FATE ( ! 9VAD]S ( ,VIETNAM1 MISS+ OR O!RWISE 7GIV5 ! 5ORM\S CONTRA/ 9 SUFF]+ BETWE5 ! TWO PEOPLES71 IS TANTAM\NT TO SACRILEGE4 ,ONE IS ALL[$ TO CRITICIZE ! W> 7AS A /AB-9-!-BACK BY ELITES OR TRAITORS1 OR AS AN EXAMPLE ( FAIL$ IDEALISM1 OR AS A HALFHE>T$ CRUSADE1 NEV] AS ! IMP]IALI/ HOLOCAU/ IT WAS71 BUT ONE IS EXPECT$ UNCONDITIONALLY TO 0LOVE ! W>RIOR40 

,MO/ VET]ANS1 IT IS TRUE1 W]E !MSELVES VICTIMS ( ! W> MA*9E--POOR & WORK+ CLASS DRAFTEES1 ) A GREATLY DISPROPORTIONATE NUMB] ( BLACKS1 ,LAT9OS & ,9DIANS AMONG !M1 ) NO /AKE 9 ! W> & NO DESIRE TO BE 9 IT4 ,& TO !IR CR$IT1 SOLDI]S & SAILORS HELP$ BR+ AN 5D TO ! W> AS MU* AS OR MORE ?AN ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T BACK HOME1 BY /AG+ MUT9IES & REFUS+ TO FI<T1 ONCE IT BECAME CLE> !Y W]E NOT GO+ TO W94 ,A SIGNIFICANT NUMB] BECAME C\RAGE\S1 PR9CIPL$1 PUBLIC OPPON5TS ( ! W>1 & SOME BECAME CONSCI\S REVOLUTION>Y 5EMIES ( ! ,U4,S4 ,EMPIRE4 7,SEE 0,! ,COLLAPSE ( ! ,>M$ ,=CES3 ,! ,LESSONS ( ,VIETNAM10 9 ,F,E _?#c#c#e1 ,W9T] #a#i#i-#i#a1 & 0,! ,LESSONS ( ,VIETNAM3 ,! ,GOV]NM5T ,SPIT ON ,VIETNAM ,VETS1 ,NOT ! ,ANTI-W> ,MOVEM5T10 9 ,F,E _?#c#c#f1 ,SPR+ #a#i#i#a1 AVAILABLE = @s#b EA* FROM ! ,F,E ,BOOK ,S]VICE47 

,! ,REAL ,VICTIMS 

  

,BUT BE=E ANYONE =GETS ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! W>'S IMPACT ON ! TWO C\NTRIES & !IR PEOPLES1 IT NEV] HURTS TO REPEAT A FEW FIGURES TO REM9D \RSELVES :O ! REAL VICTIMS W]E4 ,SOME #e#h1 ,AM]ICANS DI$ 9 ! W>1 9 CONTRA/ ) TWO TO F\R MILLION ,9DO*9ESE 7TWO MILLION W]E PROBABLY ,VIETNAMESE74 ,SOME #f1#f1 TONS ( BOMBS W]E DUMP$ ON ,VIETNAM1 ,LAOS & ,CAMBODIA BY ! ,U4,S41 MORE ?AN ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>1 ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> & ! ,KOREAN ,W> COMB9$4 ,!RE W]E APPROXIMATELY #b#e11 BOMB CRAT]S LEFT :5 ! ,AM]ICANS QUIT ! C\NTRY4 

,AB\T #d1 TONS ( NAPALM W]E DROPP$ & NE>LY #b MILLION GALLONS ( DEADLY ,AG5T ,ORANGE & O!R RELAT$ H]BICIDES W]E SPRAY$ ON ! ,VIETNAMESE C\NTRYSIDE4 ,IT IS COMMONLY KN[N ?AT ,U4,S4 VET]ANS & !IR FAMILIES SUFF] MYRIAD HEAL? PROBLEMS FROM EXPOSURE TO ! DIOX9 9 !SE H]BICIDES2 F> LESS IS ACKN[L$G$ H]E AB\T ! EPIDEMIC ( CANC]S & O!R DISEASES !Y HAVE CAUS$ 9 ,VIETNAM4 #b#e11 ACRES ( F>ML& & #a#b11 ACRES ( =E/ W]E DE/ROY$2 ( SOME #a#e1 ,S\? ,VIETNAMESE HAMLETS1 #i1 W]E DE/ROY$ 9 ! W>4 

,9 CONTRA/ ) SOME #b1#b ,MISS+ ,AM]ICANS1 ! ,VIETNAMESE GOV]NM5T CALCULATES SOME #c1 ,M,I,AS ( ITS [N4 ,9 ONE ( ! V]Y FEW REF]5CES EV] MADE TO !SE PEOPLE 9 ! ,U4,S4 PRESS1 ,PHILIP ,%5ON ( ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES WRITES ?AT MILIT>Y DEA? C]TIFICATES 7FREQU5TLY ALL ?AT IS LEFT ( ! W> DEAD71 TYPICALLY DISPLAY$ 9 ,VIETNAMESE H\SEHOLDS1 >E 0AS COMMON444AS WALL CAL5D>S & FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS40 ,ACCORD+ TO ,%5ON1 9 ! S+LE PROV9CE ( ,LANG ,SON 9 NOR!RN ,VIETNAM1 !RE >E NE>LY #b1#d SOLDI]S LI/$ AS MISS+--MORE ?AN ! ,U4,S4 TOTAL4 ,APPROXIMATELY #a1 NOR!RN ,VIETNAMESE FAMILIES APPLY EA* MON? TO GO S\? TO SE>* = ! REMA9S ( MISS+ RELATIVES4 7,SEE 0,! ,VIETNAMESE ,SPEAK ,S(TLY ( #c1 ,MISS+ 9 ! ,W>10 #a#a_/#c_/#i#b47 

,MORE ?AN ?REE MILLION ,9DO*9ESE W]E LEFT W\ND$1 & BY #a#i#g#e1 #a#d1#c#e1 PEOPLE HAD BE5 TURN$ 9TO REFUGEES4 ,! ,U4,S4 /OPP$ %ORT 9 ITS EF=TS ONLY AT AN ALL-\T 9VASION ( A MILLION OR MORE TROOPS1 :I*--EV5 9 ! UNLIKELY EV5T ?AT IT WAS SUCCESSFUL MILIT>ILY--W\LD HAVE BR\<T AB\T COMPLETE *AOS AT HOME AMONG A POPULACE DIS5*ANT$ ) ! W>4 ,! O!R UNUS$ OPTION WAS ! ATOM BOMB1 :I* WORLD PUBLIC OP9ION PREV5T$4 ,YET1 9 ! OBSC5E P>LANCE ( ! W> CRIM9ALS 7LIKE ,GEORGE ,BU%1 :O US$ ! CLI*E :ILE PULV]IZ+ ,IRAQ71 ?IS NECESS>Y /RATEGIC LIMIT WAS FI<T+ 0) ONE >M TI$ BEH9D \R BACKS40 

,?OSE :O ID5TIFI$ ) ! 9VAD$ RA!R ?AN ! 9VAD]S MI<T F9D IT DIFFICULT TO GET TOO UPSET AB\T ! FATE ( ?OSE ,AM]ICANS :O W]E TAK5 PRISON]4 ,SADLY1 HUMAN SYMPA?Y DOES HAVE ITS LIMITS4 ,YET :ILE !RE MAY BE ROOM 9 ! SYMPA?IES = A Y\NG1 CONFUS$ DRAFTEE1 ! PILOTS 7:O MADE UP ! BULK ( ! ,U4,S4 PRISON]S ( W> 9 ,VIETNAM7 >E ANO!R /ORY4 ,!Y W]E (FIC]S & PR(ESSIONAL SOLDI]S1 HI<LY $UCAT$ ELITES ) /RONG LOYALTIES TO ! W> MA*9E & FEW SCRUPLES AB\T C>RY+ \T ITS ORD]S4 

,IT WAS !Y :O SPRAY$ ! H]BICIDES & JELLI$ GASOL9E1 9C9]AT$ & C>PET BOMB$ VILLAGES1 F>MS1 HOSPITALS1 S*OOLS & EV5 DAMS & DIKES AT ONE PO9T1 CAUS+ MASSIVE FLOOD+1 DE/RUCTION & ! DISRUPTION ( AGRICULTURE4 7,?IS IS A TE*NIQUE ! ,P5TAGON IMPROV$ DUR+ ! W> AGA9/ ,IRAQ 9 ! #a#i#iS3 FOCUS+ MU* ( ! BOMB+ ON 9FRA/RUCTURE1 !Y 9FLICT$ MASS DEA? 9DIRECTLY ?R\< DISEASE & FAM9E47 

,! ,VIETNAMESE W\LD HAVE BE5 JU/IFI$ 9 HANG+ CAPTUR$ PILOTS ON ! SPOT4 ,& IF !RE W]E ANY JU/ICE 9 ! WORLD1 SOME ( ! ,P,[S MI<T HAVE BE5 =C$ TO /AY 9 ,VIETNAM1 = YE>S1 P]HAPS1 TO CLEAN UP ! MESS !Y MADE4 ,EV5 TODAY1 PEOPLE DIE EV]Y YE> 9 ,VIETNAM FROM UNEXPLOD$ ORDNANCE2 ! VICTIMS 9CLUDE ,VIETNAMESE DIRECTLY 5GAG$ 9 SE>*+ = ! REMA9S ( ,AM]ICANS1 9 RESPONSE TO ! DEM& ( A HE>TLESS1 RACI/ NATION <\LI%LY 9SI/5T ON HAV+ EV]Y LA/ P>TICLE ( ITS 0H]OES0 RETURN$ HOME4 

,ALONGSIDE ITS >TICLE ON ! 5D+ ( ! TRADE EMB>GO1 ! ,TIMES PR9T$ ! N[ FAM\S PHOTOGRAPH ( *ILDR5 RUNN+ D[N A ROAD AFT] BE+ BURN$ BY NAPALM4 ,KIM ,PHUC1 ! LITTLE GIRL %[N 9 ! PHOTO RUNN+ NAK$ ) H] >MS \T FROM H] BODY 9 PA9 & DI/RESS1 IS N[ A Y\NG WOMAN4 ,A C\PLE ( YE>S AGO %E CAME TO ! ,U4,S4 TO RECEIVE FUR!R TREATM5T = ! BURNS %E RECEIV$ ?AT DAY 9 #a#i#g#b4 ,:5 9T]VIEW$ BY ! PRESS1 %E SAID ?AT %E FELT NO RANCOR T[>D ?OSE :O HAD 9JUR$ H] & H] C\NTRY1 & ?AT %E =GAVE ! SAME PILOTS :O NAPALM$ H] VILLAGE1 & W\LD TELL !M IF %E MET !M1 0! W> IS OV]4 ,! PA/ IS ! PA/40 

,ONE CAN ONLY HONOR SU* A G5]\S SPIRIT & RESPECT H] = GETT+ ON ) H] LIFE4 ,IT'S H] LIFE1 AFT] ALL4.<#b.> ,BUT 9 A C]TA9 S5SE1 NO ONE ) A CONSCI5CE 9 ?IS C\NTRY HAS A RI<T TO TAKE ! SAME MAGNANIM\S ATTITUDE2 WE CANNOT YET =GIVE & =GET BECAUSE NEI!R ! P]PETRATORS NOR ! CULTURE HAS PROP]LY FAC$ ,U4,S4 CRIMES AGA9/ S\!A/ ,ASIA4 7,?IS C\NTRY HASN'T EV5 COME TO T]MS ) ITS CRIMES AGA9/ ,NATIVE ,AM]ICANS1 ,AFRICANS & MANY O!RS47 

,GOLF ,RESORTS ,= ,AG+ ,VETS8 

  

,NO1 WE CAN NEV] =GIVE ! CRIMES ( ! ,U4,S4 W> MA*9E4 ,TOO MANY W> CRIM9ALS >E /ILL LIV+ \T !IR LIVES 9 LUXURY AS CORPORATE FUNCTION>IES1 CONSULTANTS1 P5SION]S & 0ELD] /ATESM540 ,P]HAPS AFT] G5]ATIONS ( REP>ATIONS & ATONEM5T = ! T]RIBLE CRIMES COMMITT$1 =GIV5ESS MI<T BE APPROPRIATE4 ,BUT ! IMP]IAL OV]LORDS >5'T RETURN+ ) HEADS HUMBLY B[$ TO ACKN[L$GE ANY RESPONSIBILITY = ! ATROCITIES2 RA!R1 AFT] DAMAG+ & KILL+ MILLIONS ( PEOPLE & CAUS+ HORR5D\S DE/RUCTION TO ! E>? ITSELF1 ! PLUND]]S >E PLANN+ TO C>RY \T ! ONLY PROJECT !Y UND]/&1 ! P5ETRATION & EXPLOITATION ( ! L& !Y ONCE ATTEMPT$ TO SUBJUGATE BY O!R MEANS4 

,?IS D5UNCIATION ( ! MON/]S :O ADM9I/] GLOBAL CAPITALISM IS NOT MEANT TO MY?OLOGIZE OR GLORIFY ! ,VIETNAMESE4 ,C]TA9LY1 ! ,VIETNAMESE /AL9I/S NEV] ABOLI%$ ! M>KET ECONOMY 9 AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A LIB]ATORY1 COMMUNAL SOCIETY4 ,& ! C\NTRY HAS BE5 NO P>ADISE S9CE ! ,U4,S4 WAS \/$2 AS ONE MI<T EXPECT1 AFT] G5]ATIONS ( =EIGN 9VASION1 SLAU<T] & BRUTALIZATION1 ! ,VIETNAMESE >E GOV]N$ BY AN IMPOV]I%$1 BUREAUCRATIC POLICE /ATE1 ) A MO/LY /ATE CAPITALI/ ECONOMY MIX$ ) PRIVATE 5TREPR5EURIAL 5T]PRISE4 ,IT'S ONE ( ?OSE PA9FUL IRONIES ( ! MOD]N WORLD ?AT A SMALL C\NTRY SUFF]S FROM BE+ LOCK$ \T ( ! WORLD M>KET2 ( C\RSE1 AP>T FROM A ?9 /RATUM ( ELITES1 ONCE LET 91 ! C\NTRY WILL SIMPLY F9D ITSELF ) A NEW SET ( PROBLEMS & NEW LAY]S ( OPPRESSIVE SOCIAL RELATIONS4 

0,NORMALIZATION0 ONLY S]VES HUMAN 5DS :5 ! IDEA ( :AT IS 0NORMAL0 IS S]I\SLY EXAM9$ & R$EF9$ TO CREATE A HUMANE1 G5U9ELY EGALIT>IAN1 ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY4 ,O!RWISE1 EXPLOITATION & ALI5ATION WILL 9EVITABLY EXP&4 ,) ! GR[? ( ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY1 ONE K9D ( POV]TY WILL REPLACE ANO!R4 ,?IS TIME1 H[EV]1 ! EXPLOIT]S WILL NOT BE ! OLD CLASSES ( >I/OCRATIC L&LORDS1 =EIGN 9VE/ORS1 & ,SAIGON W>LORDS1 BUT GOV]NM5T FUNCTION>IES1 NEW =EIGN 9VE/ORS & T\RI/S 7GOLF RESORTS = AG+ ,U4,S4 W> VET]ANS1 ) ,VIET ,CONG VET]ANS AS ! CADDIES871 & A NEW MILIEU ( AGGRESSIVE1 WE/]NIZ$ ,VIETNAMESE 5TREPR5EURS4 

,! NEW 9VAD]S WILL )\T A D\BT HAVE !IR REV5GE ON ! L& & ON ! PEOPLE ONCE ! M>KET GETS COOK+4 ,! PRO/ITUTION ( ! SPIRIT ?AT RULES :]EV] CAPITAL DET]M9ES ! CONT5T ( LIFE WILL F9D FULL 5TRY :]E ONCE ! MO/ P[]FUL W> MA*9E 9 HI/ORY C\LD NOT HAVE ITS WAY4 ,BUS9ESS1 TO RETURN TO ! ,CLAUSEWITZ IDEA1 IS W> BY O!R MEANS4 ,TRAGICALLY1 ! W> AGA9/ ,VIETNAM1 LIKE ALL ( 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM'S W> AGA9/ LIFE ITSELF1 IS F> FROM OV]4 ,WE'RE 9 NO MOOD TO =GIVE1 TO PUT ?IS SORDID PA/ BEH9D US1 OR TO DECEIVE \RSELVES AB\T :AT IS TO COME4 ,! PRES5T IS ! PA/ IS ! FUTURE4 

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