The sad thing is….after WWII ended, Ho Chi Minh came to DC to ask for our help to form a free and independent Vietnam. Truman wouldn’t even see him.Instead, we backed the French in their effort to re-establish the area as one of their colonies. How many people died because of that?Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
What’s amazing is that over 3/4 of Vietnamese polled in 2015 had a favorable impression of the US. Of course, the proximity to China has something to do with it: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/30/vietnamese-see-u-s-as-key-ally/
BE THIS GUY over 3 years ago
Hard to quit fighting when the war is being fought in your front yard.
braindead Premium Member over 3 years ago
Another excellent arc by Trudeau.
Trump Disciples won’t get it, but that’s nothing new.
Ravenswing over 3 years ago
And just think: Ho Chi Minh came to us FIRST.
Troglodyte over 3 years ago
War is hell.
LawrenceS over 3 years ago
BD was never the brightest bulb in the strip, but this one, when compared with how he is now portrayed, demonstrates how much he has grown.
Serial Pedant over 3 years ago
Especially in America…
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago
See! You need to be careful who you invite to your pity party.
dwdl21 over 3 years ago
Bam! lol
this is summerdog over 3 years ago
BD had it coming.
Dean over 3 years ago
It is going to be a long flight.
mindjob over 3 years ago
Great timing for this arc, just replace the Vietnamese guy with a Taliban and hear similar stories
198.23.5.11 over 3 years ago
The Vietnamese guy wishes he’d sat next to a mother with a yowling baby instead.
gramps_w over 3 years ago
The sad thing is….after WWII ended, Ho Chi Minh came to DC to ask for our help to form a free and independent Vietnam. Truman wouldn’t even see him.Instead, we backed the French in their effort to re-establish the area as one of their colonies. How many people died because of that?Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
wheaters over 3 years ago
Don’t diss the Vietnamese. They shat on the most powerful country in the world.
The Wolf In Your Midst over 3 years ago
Well, yeah, but… he was one of the bad guys!
waltkamp over 3 years ago
What’s amazing is that over 3/4 of Vietnamese polled in 2015 had a favorable impression of the US. Of course, the proximity to China has something to do with it: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/30/vietnamese-see-u-s-as-key-ally/
khmoran2002 over 3 years ago
“Oops.”
lindz.coop Premium Member over 3 years ago
Good
Johnny Q Premium Member over 3 years ago
While almost 60,000 Americans died in Vietnam, the Vietnamese death toll was in the MILLIONS! (Ditto Cambodia…)