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I finished the second episode last night. Had no idea Diem was THAT bad. I mean I read he was bad but never knew how bad or the details.
Just goes to show that not knowing the history or culture of a people well enough can lead to losing a war. Have to win the people and the Vietnamese just weren't going to let another western power control them.
Civil wars are the worst to get tangled in. I see similar parallels to our endless war in Afghanistan--also unwinnable despite more troops sent. Some things never change.
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