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China should start massing troops near the Vietnam border. It's time to put the military to the test after decades of reforms and modernization. The Hanoi regime should collapse under its own weight quickly when crippled militarily. After that, we can split Vietnam into two again, ensuring neither has enough power to challenge us.
Even if we do not go to war, we should keep the military pressure up on the border. They are dirt poor and cannot afford to maintain an extended standoff without compromises to their economy. Impose economic sanctions along with military pressure to slow their economy growth while accelerating their inflation rate. Either option, we need to make sure they are rendered harmless. The best way to do that would be splitting the country again.
Once they are sufficiently weakened, at least one part will have to depend on China for survival while the other will become an American client state. At this point, they're trying to be friendly with US anyways, so it's better to have a divided Vietnam as opposed to a unified Vietnam as an American pawn on our doorstep. We must pick the lesser of two evils.
Even if we do not go to war, we should keep the military pressure up on the border. They are dirt poor and cannot afford to maintain an extended standoff without compromises to their economy. Impose economic sanctions along with military pressure to slow their economy growth while accelerating their inflation rate. Either option, we need to make sure they are rendered harmless. The best way to do that would be splitting the country again.
Once they are sufficiently weakened, at least one part will have to depend on China for survival while the other will become an American client state. At this point, they're trying to be friendly with US anyways, so it's better to have a divided Vietnam as opposed to a unified Vietnam as an American pawn on our doorstep. We must pick the lesser of two evils.
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