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Katsumoto: The year was 1954 and France, together with Britain, was still a major colonial power. You could have just used google to check the dates.

North Vietnam was supported by USSR and some other communist countries but it was outmanned by the combined forces of South Vietnam and the US by 4 (apprx 2M) to 1(approx 500k) and in 1967, the US contributed significantly more to South Vietnam in terms of manpower and equipment than the USSR contributed to North Vietnam. The US had over half a million troops while USSR had approximately 3000 troops.

When Ho Chi Minh defeated the French, neighbouring Laos was a French ally, and guess what, Vietnamese supply lines passed through Laos. Did that stop Vietnam losing the war? No it didn't, so you need to stop making these ludicrous excuses. Only those who fail resort to funny excuses - we would have won if the enemy ate less than us, we would have won if martians supported us. It has been over 40 years and many of you still can't, without unnecessary emotions, articulate why Biafra lost the war. Only when lessons are learned, can mistakes of the past be avoided. The same ego that was displayed many years ago that led to a rash of ill-timed and ill-conceived decisions is still very much around (as typified by comments from you and others). War is never about bravery and courage, it is about strategy and careful execution. Bravery and courage is for battles but winning individual battles doesn't necessarily result in winning the war.

Katsumoto: Hahahahaha

Just as I thought. Dede1 has no clue about military strategy. So which powers supported Vietnam when it defeated France in the French Indochina war that ended in 1954 after the battle of Dien Bien Phu? Vietnam simply out-strategized France.

Let me explain North Vietnam strategy to you. North Vietnam had approximately 500,000 combatants (including Chinese, North Korea, and USSR) while South Vietnam had almost 2 million combatants (including US, Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, Laos, etc). When the war ended in 1975, North Vietnam had lost over 1 million while South Vietnam lost approximately 300,000. These figures do not include civilians. At the start of the war, Ho chi Minh realised that the US public had little appetite for the war with all the anti-war demonstrations and movement. His strategy was simple - don't surrender, send as many US soldiers home in body bags or seriously maimed/wounded.

This strategy meant that many more of his own (North Vietnam) soldiers would die. Some of the battle formations deployed by North Vietnam had no purpose order than to kill American soldiers. With all the hoopla about US deaths in Afghanistan, they have lost less than 3000 lives while the US lost over 60000 lives in Vietnam and over 300,000 wounded. With more bodies arriving, the US congress passed the Case-Church Amendment in 1973 prohibiting US military presence in Vietnam. Saigon fell two years later resulting in the unification of North and South Vietnam.

And Dede1, Thailand supported South Vietnam just like the US.

DerideGull: Ho Chi Minh’s Vietnam did not have any meaningful strategy other than the massive supports both in material and personnel guaranteed by USSR and China. Even tiny and neighboring Thailand and Laos supported Vietnam. Biafra had none of such supports yet fought gallantly.

Katsumoto: Hahahahahaha

Funny Dede1, have you ever seen a war in which all sides were balanced? That is where strategy and execution come in. If your enemy is superior to you and you don't have the nous to defeat him/her, why get into the fight in the first place? Did tiny Vietnam not send the mighty US out of Vietnam? What strategy did Ho Chi Minh execute to win the war?

Ola Johnson: The picture may be an old one, but from when it was taken and now have you observed any change in PEJ? Has there been any change in her between when Reuben Abati wrote an article about her in 2010 on how she carried herself in Okrika before Rotimi Amaechi, considering her recent involvement in Rivers' politics? What do you see when you weight it side by side her recent statement which indicts her on Rivers' crisis?
[s]On the Ben Gbulie's book, I gave you a cue but refused to get yourself engaged in the academic exercise. On that of A. M. Manassara, I gave the name and that of the publisher as well as the year of publication. Look for it. I would have loved to send you a copy but the bookshop of OAU, Ile-Ife, where I got it 10 years ago, no longer has it.[/s]

I was misled by OP. I forgot to treat infos coming from Yorubaman with a pinch of salt. It turned out to be a recycle pic. None of you condemned the OP for his dishonesty. Why are Yorubas like this?

Omo, [size=13pt]tell us the page in Ben Gbulie's Five Majors where you lifted your quote?[/size] Aint you ashamed? I'm not obliged to procure Mainasara's book. You can send one to me if you are not patient enough.

ilugunboy: [s]You are a very dishonest person....people like you are dangerous and should be avoided by easily impressionable young minds that are many in this forum. Your type are the ones leading those kids here to do the wrong thing.[/s]

How were you misled? Did I give the impression that the pix has never been on NL before? How exactly were you misled?

Some of you are just pathetically mischievous and I really hope you are not like that in real world.

ecosanders: U didnt read d part where retreating Biafra ragtagsoldiers killed anyone dat is nt of ibo xtraction in d Old Midwestern state, or ur parents didnt tell u how dey jubilate wen Biafra hired fighter jet returnd frm bombing Lagos and oda region? Even though d Nig soldiers tak it upon demself 2 feed som Ibos, Ojukwu divert food supply 2 d soldiers n let d old n chldren go hungry, also asking 4 landing fee b4 d Red cross cn donate fud, dnt even kw y u feel ur enemy should feed u. Nonsense.

Tolexander: stop reasoning with the white matter of your CNS.

You've gone to your grandma's village since when only God knows and have been unable to bring what you went to bring. Who is now schizophrenic?

Ola Johnson: Why do you change stand easily, your previous comment condemned the action of PEJ? Now you're abusing Yoruba people.
Meanwhile, are you through with the assignment I gave you: (1) to look for a quote in Nigerian Five Majors; and (2) A. M. Manassara's Nigerian Five Majors Why They Struck?

Tolexander: skipping my med isn't your concern. Answer my question.

Tolexander: obasanjo's mother is ACM10's grandma in the village or what?

PointB: Great article!

I hope the mad professor quickly checks into a mental home before it is too late to redeem himself. He indeed reeks of 'faeces' for now!

ilugunboy: Low enough to teach loud mouths as you political lessons....they will let you know that in politics, Igbos are not good.

When the time comes...there won't be a Wole Soyinka ..Femi Falana and the rest of the activists to carry placards for your Jesus Christ on earth husband.

You are destroying and burning bridges more than you are building it..ponder on that.

ilugunboy: You don't need to blackmail the Mods to push your thread to the FP on the basis as this...

Let your thread hit the FP on it's own merit.

ngozievergreen: lol. Y is everybody sounding familiar to u? U had asked about Anthony Agu or so in UNTH; now its Ngozi in UNEC?

Well, i didnt attend Unec. Describe the ngozi u are thinking of, let me know whether it suits one of my friend's features

ngozievergreen: Dear. HIV itself predisposes to Cancer, TB and other infections.

Infact, when u see an adult with primary CNS neoplasms especially, ask him/her to do an HiV test. HIV is immuosuppressive and hence diminishes the body's immune system to fight cancers.


2) same goes to infections , most esp TB including the multi-drug resistant variety.

3) Thank God for the life of Gloria o. The worst problem in HIV is this stigmatism dey have to deal with, and she seems to be over it.

jhydebaba: BREAKING NEWS!!!

ACM10's gullibility has no limit.

jhydebaba: BREAKING NEWS!!!

Finally, the world most dreaded disease now got a cure.


"What year is this please?"

"2513"

kunlekunle: [size=13pt]if this is why SARO WIWA died,
he died in vain[/size]

sobaemma: well to me,46 she look good,if they dash me i go collect oooooo,pum and plain :Pwell to me,46 she look good,if they dash me i go collect oooooo,pum and plain

Tolexander: can you see we got you katz!

Texas.Cowgirl:
What's your point?

You know, you can PM sexkillz and plan a date night instead of trying to force your infatuation down our throat.

You miss me ehn? Who doesn't? Lets be honest here.

Just follow me and I'll follow you right back, baby! You know, like the good old days

Ola Johnson: This woman and her husband should read about the French Revolution of 1789, how the wicked, selfish Queen Marie Antoinette misled her husband the king, Louis XVI. Their action cost their lives and put an end to monarchical government in France.