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"I have been blessed often by Buddha, but equally by America."
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"By the mid-sixties, the United States had poured more than half a million troops into South Vietnam."

"From its inception, South Vietnam was only considered to be an outpost in the war against communism."

"The way Americans understand and treat other peoples almost guarantees that the world will suffer more trouble."

"If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes."

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"If the war has faded into history, democracy's defeat in Vietnam has left deep marks in the consciousness of both nations."

"Americans are big boys. You can talk them into almost anything. Just sit with them for half an hour over a bottle of whiskey and be a nice guy."

"South Vietnam had to be built from scratch and, from the very beginning, depended far too much on the Western superpowers. As in the case of a person on public welfare, this dependency, which became greater with each day, was quite difficult to shake."

"By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies."
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