Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

Vietnam was a country where America was trying to make people stop being communists by dropping things on them from airplanes.

Vietnam was a country where America was trying to make peopl

Summary

This quote sarcastically highlights the reality of the Vietnam War, where the United States utilized military power, including aerial bombings, in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism. It criticizes the approach and simplifies the conflict to emphasize the aggressive nature of American involvement, implying that the strategy employed by dropping destructive weapons from planes did not effectively address the ideological differences or win the hearts of the Vietnamese people.

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America Communism Vietnam Airplanes Bombs Communists Vietnam War

By Kurt Vonnegut

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