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Ping Tung

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2. Anybody remember The Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964 that led to milolions dead and another lost war?

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Mon Jun 16, 2025, 02:54 PM

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North and South Vietnam were reunified in 1976. The war exacted an enormous cost: estimates of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians killed range from 970,000 to 3 million. Some 275,000–310,000 Cambodians, 20,000–62,000 Laotians, and 58,220 US service members died.

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"Beware the Iran Pearl Harbor Moment" [View all] TexasBushwhacker Jun 16 OP

If they really want us to be secure in this country. They need to send even more foreign aid Walleye Jun 16 #1

War is good for business! TexasBushwhacker Jun 16 #3

Yes, war is good for big business. Foreign aid is good for small businesses. Walleye Jun 16 #5

Anybody remember The Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964 that led to milolions dead and another lost war? Ping Tung Jun 16 #2

Yeah, 9/11 was that "new Pearl Harbor." BlueTsunami2018 Jun 16 #4