tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19032021.post6508475869029366164..comments2024-03-22T06:40:33.409-07:00Comments on Earthly Musings - My Travel and Geology Blog: October 31 to November 2 - Good Morning Vietnam!Wayne Ranneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571579037328414935noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19032021.post-91693917730524547422007-11-24T23:36:00.000-07:002007-11-24T23:36:00.000-07:00In answer to your question:What tangible benefit d...In answer to your question:<BR/><BR/>What tangible benefit do we as a nation enjoy today because of that war?<BR/><BR/>We kept people employed making war supplies so they could keep our materialistic economy going, like we are doing now in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>Not a good reason. Things don't make people happy.Ron Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942578104207852015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19032021.post-48508260356488543682007-11-04T06:48:00.000-07:002007-11-04T06:48:00.000-07:00Wayne, Reading your comments on Vietnam makes me t...Wayne,<BR/> Reading your comments on Vietnam makes me think of the "secret war" where the plain of jars area in Laos received daily bombings by American planes for nine years and Laos was neutral,supposedly receiving protection under the Geneva Convention!<BR/> The metal from one of the downed planes has been turned into knives and forks! (They use chopsticks), but I used the fork!<BR/> These people are so resilient and inventive, and likely you have noticed how forgiving they are.<BR/> When might we mature enough to do no harm.<BR/>HeatherHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456162335480894390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19032021.post-10660150857480082322007-11-03T01:03:00.000-07:002007-11-03T01:03:00.000-07:00Nov. 2 Wayne you write so well you make us want to...Nov. 2 Wayne you write so well you make us want to join you. Kyoto sounds beautiful. In Vietnam, the military learned how to make better bombs and weapons. If we lost 58,000 dead, think how many more were maimed and injured. <BR/>Keep posting your comentary. We're becoming addicted. Earl RanneyEarl Ranneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146269052387555919noreply@blogger.com