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I agree with Archangel.
Most people of my parents’ generation, who fought the war and eventually were forced to flee the country, hate the Communists to the core. The anti-Communist movement is very strong in the States, and consists of not just old-timers, but younger folks who share the same ideology. Some of these people curse the former refugees returning to their homeland to visit family they haven’t seen for 20 to 30 years, and label them Commie sympathizers. I just can’t muster the same fervor and hatred as a guy who grew up here since he was 5, but I still oppose the Communist regime. My parents donated money to that group planning the protest in front of the White House.
Things have definitely changed. A Vietnamese guy I knew when he was a mid at USNA is the XO of USS Gary, which docked in Ho Chi Minh City earlier this year. Like Archangel, I am just very skeptical of Vietnam’s motives. It wants full entrée into the global economy, with the attendant influx of capital and investment, yet wants to maintain its Communist regime. Apparently, Prime Minister Khai is saying the magic words, “fighting terrorism,” as a password for entry. That wouldn’t have been good enough 15 years ago without a regime change, but in the current climate I guess it is.
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