From Clarence Land, on Fri, 13 Sep 1996 19:42:04 GMT (in response to: Are the South Vietnamese blameless ?)
Former President Dwight Eisenhower in his book, "Mandate for Change," said "I have never talked or corresponded with a person knowledgeable in Indochinese affairs who did not agree that had elections been held at the time of the fighting, possibly 80 per cent of the population would have voted for the Communist Ho Chi Minh as their leader..."
I don't know who is or is not an expert in this area but whoever Eisenhower talked with were very likely experts. I don't see how I can take it on your say so, that anyone else in Viet Nam was anywere near the equal of Ho Chi Minh.
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