This is a guest post by Mike Hastie, a veteran of the US war in Vietnam whose tagline is “I was born in America, but my heart is Vietnamese.”
Erasing Human Rights
Erasing Human Beings
Erasing Hospitals
Erasing Medical Supplies
Erasing Oxygen
Erasing Doctors and Nurses
Erasing Ambulances
Erasing Food and Water
Erasing Electricity
Erasing Communication to the Outside World
Erasing Pregnancy
Erasing Children By The Thousands
Erasing These Words:
‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled
masses yearning to breathe free.’
But you can’t erase this:
If Anne Frank at age 15 were to reappear, she would
be holding a ceasefire flag in the heart of Gaza.
These were her words:
‘I want to go on living even after my death.’
Mike Hastie, Army Medic Viet Nam
An International Educator in Vietnam 
“Erasing” is what the USG has done, or tried to do in many countries all in the name of its
national political and economic interests. Vietnam is an example. Nearly 4 million Vietnamese were killed as a direct result of the war (more indirectly), millions injured physically and psychologically, massive destruction of the country’s physical infrastructure and environment through bombing and the use of defoliants, and ongoing war legacies, e.g., UXO and Agent Orange. Vietnam survived and is now one of the great success stories of what’s known as the developing world.
Your optimistic assessment seems to go against popular public opinion in Vietnam. The economic prospect isn’t so bright, especially due to the looming energy crisis. Be prepared for power outages this summer as well.
I’m not a fan of Hamas, and yet I think ISDF is helping Hamas big time with their indiscriminate killing.