Pierre Asselin

That's exactly it, Don. I mean, to the extent that we could, you know, wars of all kinds should be avoided, right? I mean, wars are terrible. I mean, we're seeing it these days, right? I don't think most people understand what war does to people.

That's exactly it, Don. I mean, to the extent that we could, you know, wars of all kinds should be avoided, right? I mean, wars are terrible. I mean, we're seeing it these days, right? I don't think most people understand what war does to people.

That's exactly it, Don. I mean, to the extent that we could, you know, wars of all kinds should be avoided, right? I mean, wars are terrible. I mean, we're seeing it these days, right? I don't think most people understand what war does to people.

And not just civilians who are caught in the crossfire and end up losing their lives for a reason they don't understand, but for the combatants themselves, right? We send these 18, 19-year-olds to do things that are just... unconscionable. And then we expect them to reintegrate society normally afterwards. I mean, to me, it's obscene. The whole thing is obscene.

And not just civilians who are caught in the crossfire and end up losing their lives for a reason they don't understand, but for the combatants themselves, right? We send these 18, 19-year-olds to do things that are just... unconscionable. And then we expect them to reintegrate society normally afterwards. I mean, to me, it's obscene. The whole thing is obscene.

And not just civilians who are caught in the crossfire and end up losing their lives for a reason they don't understand, but for the combatants themselves, right? We send these 18, 19-year-olds to do things that are just... unconscionable. And then we expect them to reintegrate society normally afterwards. I mean, to me, it's obscene. The whole thing is obscene.

So we have this situation in Vietnam. It's a very messy situation. And then efforts are made by Nixon and Kissinger to end it. They're only partially successful. Fundamentally, it was left to the Vietnamese themselves to decide their own fate. And unfortunately, that meant two more years of violence, of Vietnamese on Vietnamese violence.

So we have this situation in Vietnam. It's a very messy situation. And then efforts are made by Nixon and Kissinger to end it. They're only partially successful. Fundamentally, it was left to the Vietnamese themselves to decide their own fate. And unfortunately, that meant two more years of violence, of Vietnamese on Vietnamese violence.

So we have this situation in Vietnam. It's a very messy situation. And then efforts are made by Nixon and Kissinger to end it. They're only partially successful. Fundamentally, it was left to the Vietnamese themselves to decide their own fate. And unfortunately, that meant two more years of violence, of Vietnamese on Vietnamese violence.

I mean, absolutely. I mean, that's around the time of the fall of Saigon, right? About 120,000 to 150,000 people, mostly Southerners, are going to leave, right? And then after 75, after the war ends, Hanoi starts persecuting its former enemies, re-education camps, anti-Chinese campaigns that will prompt tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of others to leave, right?

I mean, absolutely. I mean, that's around the time of the fall of Saigon, right? About 120,000 to 150,000 people, mostly Southerners, are going to leave, right? And then after 75, after the war ends, Hanoi starts persecuting its former enemies, re-education camps, anti-Chinese campaigns that will prompt tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of others to leave, right?

I mean, absolutely. I mean, that's around the time of the fall of Saigon, right? About 120,000 to 150,000 people, mostly Southerners, are going to leave, right? And then after 75, after the war ends, Hanoi starts persecuting its former enemies, re-education camps, anti-Chinese campaigns that will prompt tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of others to leave, right?

And then a lot of these guys end up in the United States. And it's interesting. I mean, they really change the demographic landscape, right? I mean, I'm in Southern California, and the Vietnam War is very much alive. Just like the San Bernardino, right? Well, exactly, right? And Orange County. I mean, we have counties here that are like 60% Vietnamese, that have Vietnamese mayors.

And then a lot of these guys end up in the United States. And it's interesting. I mean, they really change the demographic landscape, right? I mean, I'm in Southern California, and the Vietnam War is very much alive. Just like the San Bernardino, right? Well, exactly, right? And Orange County. I mean, we have counties here that are like 60% Vietnamese, that have Vietnamese mayors.

And then a lot of these guys end up in the United States. And it's interesting. I mean, they really change the demographic landscape, right? I mean, I'm in Southern California, and the Vietnam War is very much alive. Just like the San Bernardino, right? Well, exactly, right? And Orange County. I mean, we have counties here that are like 60% Vietnamese, that have Vietnamese mayors.

And that's, I mean, again, you know, when you look at America's relationship with war, right, I think we fail to appreciate the fact that our very look as Americans is very much conditioned by the wars we've waged, right? And, you know, the presence of Filipinos, right, of Koreans, of Vietnamese, of more recently, right, of people from Iraq and Afghanistan, right?

And that's, I mean, again, you know, when you look at America's relationship with war, right, I think we fail to appreciate the fact that our very look as Americans is very much conditioned by the wars we've waged, right? And, you know, the presence of Filipinos, right, of Koreans, of Vietnamese, of more recently, right, of people from Iraq and Afghanistan, right?

And that's, I mean, again, you know, when you look at America's relationship with war, right, I think we fail to appreciate the fact that our very look as Americans is very much conditioned by the wars we've waged, right? And, you know, the presence of Filipinos, right, of Koreans, of Vietnamese, of more recently, right, of people from Iraq and Afghanistan, right?

I mean, that's why, you know, tough as it is, studying these conflicts is important because in so many ways they shape who we are as Americans.

I mean, that's why, you know, tough as it is, studying these conflicts is important because in so many ways they shape who we are as Americans.