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I know its old news, but it did make me laugh

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Politics & Debate
Forgive me, but the old ones are still the best;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4492190.stm

Nothing new here, but it did give me a chuckle.

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Looks like nothing changes.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hehe, some Americans still think that they actually won that war.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm With Stupid wrote: »
    Hehe, some Americans still think that they actually won that war.
    These same Americans probably don't even know where Vietnam is.
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    stargalaxy wrote: »
    These same Americans probably don't even know where Vietnam is.

    I would be supprised if a majority of Americans knew where Vietnam was.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'd be stunned if a majority of Britons could identify Vietnam on an unmarked map.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Disillusioned wrote: »
    I'd be stunned if a majority of Britons could identify Vietnam on an unmarked map.

    Old and funny:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8SuCBHqXtQ
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Lol. I doubt many Britons would mistake Australia for Vietnam though. "It's funny, because I just realised how much bigger North Korea is than South Korea."
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm With Stupid wrote: »
    Hehe, some Americans still think that they actually won that war.
    *waits for Greenhat and Thanatos to drop by* :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Aladdin wrote: »
    *waits for Greenhat and Thanatos to drop by* :D

    Now that is proper old skool. :cool:
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Disillusioned wrote: »
    I'd be stunned if a majority of Britons could identify Vietnam on an unmarked map.

    I could! :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    There's a lot of evidence that the American Government knew perfectly well that the attack had never occurred, in particular Robert Macnamara in his advisory role, and that the friendly fire incident was recognised as an extremely useful opportunity to get involved in Vietnam. Very interesting guy Macnamara, very intelligent, and quite possibly wracked by guilt for having made some pretty wrong decisions - I highly recommend a documentary called 'The Fog Of War' which basically primarily consists of a sit-down conversation between him and an interviewer - very interesting stuff, and he certainly comes across as a man who probably has a hard time looking himself in the eye in the mirror some mornings.
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