The U.S. dropped 270 million cluster "bombies" and 80 million big bombs on Laos and its civilians. That means a plane load every eight minutes for nine years. Whether you believe Vietnam War was right or wrong, government intervention and bomb devastation on the Ho Chi Minh trail about twelve thousand miles long covering Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia as troops traveled over this network–was raw genocidal crime in a secret war.
In 1975 Communists forces seized control of Saigon the capital of South Vietnam with Saigon renamed Ho Chi Minh City named for the North Vietnam communist leader, although many people still call this South Vietnam capital, Saigon. The fall of Saigon made communism victorious–but not for long. Communism's demise is still in its death throws and not long before democracy and freedom take over with global equality.
Any ideology that denies freedom of speech and happiness as it persecutes its people can not remain before the people themselves rise up or nature more forceful than bombs takes over. Democracy is the supreme power–freedom from imperial fake selfish leaders enforcing their complete control on those they are authorized to defend, not offend. Two million people of Laos, suffered from U.S, bombs during the Vietnam War. This cost Laos untold numbers of deaths and suffering from un-exploded bomb ordinance (UXO) still killing people today, as women continue to find and deactivate the bombs so their children aren't maimed and killed, with many loss of lives in the effort. For years youths hid out in caves and tunnels never seeing the light of day. Eventually Congress allocated twelve million to help Laotians, but only made a dent in the continuing devastation.
Besides the good that came from the end of the Vietnam War, the stopping of U.S. military draft, some something else happened–a crime against Earth's environment and all life forms was discovered. The government was manipulating weather by seeding clouds to cause a normal monsoon season to last during the Vietnam War, nine years. This flooding, constant rain and mud was supposed to prevent communist troops and supplies from getting through front lines. But essence of this man-made environmental issue is–"How many other ways in changing weather will affect all our lives as rogue methods continue to erupt against Earth?" Is HAARP in Alaska part of this secret weather modification through electro-magnification that plays havoc with nature? Nature is violent enough without added unnecessary chaos.
Today Laos has risen like a phoenix from the flames and ashes of war, but a 2,000 year-old ancient Plain of Jars–invaluable artifact–is now littered and smashed with bomb holes.
Laos fortunately no longer is a third world nation. It is fast developing with manufacturing, industry and anything powerful nations possess–even good beer and Lionhead fresh water. Tourism is all the thing, as it also is in Vietnam. Near the main airport vines grow on rusted broken antennas from secret communications of the secret CIA involvement in Laos, a constant reminder of corruption.
Women again sell lotus blossoms at morning markets as they still embroider their war history of falling bombs on them and battle scenes as large as murals, but smaller now for tourism. Men make jewelry from aluminum bomb containers and key chains having miniature bombs on them.
But the lingering question is still asked, "How could U.S. politicians think they could win the Vietnam War by redirecting their fear of communists onto Laos and Cambodia destroying other people and their land?" The Vietnam was was unauthorized to attack these to additional nations in a secret CIA War.
President Barack Obama, the only U.S. president to visit Laos, in recent years pledged $90 million in an attempt to clean up Loation land still haunted by U.S.bombs exploding.
World Enlightened News WENews
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