Just one question, what was in their for the South Koreans? Was Vietnam a threat to Korea in any way?
In there is their slave mentality for the stronger one.
When China was strong (Ming Dynasty), many Koreans rushed to become Chinese pawn, calling China their father, and calling themselves piety sons of China. They quickly forgot what Korean was.
When Japanese annexed Korean, many Koreans rushed to become Japanese pawn. They quickly forgot what Korean was.
When N. Korea occupied some part of S Korean, SKoreans rush to NKorean to become NK pawns. They quickly forgot what S Korean was.
Then S Korea recovered some NK occupied areas, SKoreans rush back to SKorean to become SK pawns. They quickly forgot what N Korean was.
When US occupied S Korean, SKoreans rush to US to become US pawns. They quickly forgot what S Korean was.
When VN war happened, as US pawns, so would SKoreans rush to VN to kill poor Vietnamese for US.
It’s their culture. Unique but not surprising.
Unlike some who believed communist propaganda, the South Koreans were not 'forced' to fight in Viet Nam. ...
Right. As I said above the reason that SKoreans indeed fought in VN for USA
willingly.
As for the argument that somehow facing the Viet Cong was easier than the facing the NVA, that is also wrong. The Viet Cong's ability to blend in with the civilians made hunting and combating them difficult and dangerous. It should be noted that the Viet Cong's ability to wage war and effectiveness conveniently changes according to a person's stand. In one argument, the Viet Cong practically defeated the entire US/SVN alliance all by themselves, but in this one, fighting the Viet Cong is amazingly a piece of cake.
Go figer...
You mean communist propaganda is not enough for you?
Yup.
More Agent Orange should be applied over more areas. It should be all over VN...