Pierre Asselin
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first heard Apr 2025
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I mean, the outcome of Korea really kind of allows China to elevate its position worldwide.
And Vietnam really becomes about China.
Not just containing communism in Vietnam, but really containing China generally.
And the Soviets themselves are an issue.
But by the mid-50s, the Soviets are committed to peaceful coexistence with the United States.
So they're not really a concern, right?
Despite how...
how we kind of tend to define the Cold War as this conflict between Washington and Moscow, it turns out that by the 50s, tensions between the US and the Soviet Union are relatively low.
But it's China now that's kind of emerging as problematic.
And so Truman and then Eisenhower kind of get involved in the area.
supporting the French in their efforts to be colonized and tame Indochina.
And then JFK will essentially continue the commitment.
As far as I'm concerned, I think JFK really takes a major step here by deploying these military advisors who essentially secretly participate in combat operations.
And so JFK, you know, who is a staunch cold warrior, right?
further commits the United States to Vietnam.
And then Johnson inherits all of this from Kennedy.
But yeah, I mean, Korea prompts the United States to get involved in Vietnam.
Truman commits the U.S.
The commitment increases under Eisenhower.
And then it kind of reaches new levels under JFK.
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